Little sparrowhawk

Accipiter minullus Photo by Johan Stenlund (PBase) Common name:little sparrowhawk (en); gavião-pequeno (pt); épervier minule (fr); gavilancito chico (es); zwergsperber (de)Taxonomy: Order FalconiformesFamily AccipitridaeRange:This African species is found from Ethiopia and south-eastern Sudan, through Kenya and Ethiopia, and into Angola, northern Namibia, northern Botswana, Mozambique and eastern and southern South Africa.Size:These birds are 23-27 cm…

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Hawaii elepaio

Chasiempis sandwichensis (Photo from Flickr) Common name:Hawaii elepaio (en); monarca-do-Hawai (pt); monarque d’Hawaï (fr); monarca elepaio (es); Hawaii-elepaio (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MonarchidaeRange:This species is endemic to the island of Hawai’i, in the Hawaian islands.Size:These birds are 14 cm long and weigh 12-18 g.Habitat:The Hawaii elepaio is found in moist tropical forests, moist scrublands and dry savannas…

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Grey-headed tanager

Eucometis penicillata Photo by Ramiro Ramirez (Flickr) Common name:grey-headed tanager (en); pipira-da-taoca (pt); tangara à tête grise (fr); tangara cabecigrís (es); graukopftangare (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ThraupidaeRange:This species is found from southern Mexico to Bolivia and central Brazil as far south as Minas Gerais and Mato Grosso do Sul. They are only present east of the Andes…

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White-winged duck

Cairina scutulata Photo by Dick Daniels (Carolina Birds) Common name:white-winged duck (en); pato-de-asas-brancas (pt); canard à ailes blanches (fr); pato de jungla (es); Malaienente (de)Taxonomy:Order AnseriformesFamily AnatidaeRange:This species is patchily distributed through south-east Asia, from Bangladesh, extreme north-eastern India and Myanmar, through Laos, Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia, and into Malaysia and the Indonesian island of…

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