Tropical kingbird

Tyrannus melancholicus Photo by Guy Poisson (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:tropical kingbird (en); suiriri-comum (pt); tyran mélancolique (fr); benteveo real (es); trauertyrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This species is found from in Central and South America, from Mexico to northern Argentina. They are absent from the Caribbean with the exception of Trinidad and Tobago.Size:These birds are 18-24…

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Rock pigeon

Columba livia Photo by Mustafa Sozen (Trek Nature) Common name:rock pigeon (en); pombo-das-rochas (pt); pigeon biset (fr); paloma bravía (es); felsentaube (de)Taxonomy:Order ColumbiformesFamily ColumbidaeRange:This species originates from western and southern Europe, North Africa, and south-western Asia as far east as India. Due to its domestic use and tremendous ability to thrive in human settlements, feral…

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Oriole warbler

Hypergerus atriceps Photo by Steve Garvie (Wikipedia) Common name:oriole warbler (en); fuinha-de-cabeça-preta (pt); noircap loriot (fr); prinia oropéndola (es); pirolsänger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily CisticolidaeRange:This species is found in West Africa, from southern Senegal to Cameroon and northern D.R. Congo.Size:These birds are 19 cm long and weigh about 30 g.Habitat:The oriole warbler is mostly found in dense…

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Thick-billed cuckoo

Pachycoccyx audeberti Photo by Chris Perkins (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:thick-billed cuckoo (en); cuco-de-bico-grosso (pt); coucou d’Audebert (fr); críalo piquigrueso (es); dickschnabelkuckuck (de)Taxonomy:Order CuculiformesFamily CuculidaeRange:This species is found in sub-Saharan Africa, being patchily distributed from Guinea to D.R. Congo and Angola, and more widespread in East Africa from Uganda and Kenya south to Mozambique and…

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