Rock wren

Salpinctes obsoletus Photo by Erik Breden (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:rock wren (en); carriça-das-rochas (pt); troglodyte des rochers (fr); chivirín saltarroca (es); felsenzaunkönig (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TroglodytidaeRange:This species is found from south-western Canada, through the western United States and Mexico and into Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Costa Rica. The more northern populations migrate south to…

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Pel's fishing owl

Scotopelia peli Photo by Dana Allen (Discover Wildlife) Common name:Pel’s fishing owl (en); corujão-pesqueiro-de-Pel (pt); chouette-pêcheuse de Pel (fr); cárabo pescador común (es); bindenfischeule (de) Taxonomy:Order StrigiformesFamily StrigidaeRange:This species is patchily distributed in sub-Saharan Africa, from Senegal to Ghana and Nigeria, eastwards to Sudan and Eritrea and south to northern Angola, Botswana and north-eastern South…

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Nilgiri blue robin

Myiomela major Photo by P.J. Vasanthan (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:Nilgiri blue robin (en); asa-curta-de-flancos-ruivos (pt); brachyptère à flancs roux (fr); alicorto flanquirrufo (es); Madraskurzflügel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TurdidaeRange:This species is endemic to the Western Ghats of southern India, where it is restricted to the Nilgiri hills and South Wayanad hills, and to three peaks in…

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Ruddy quail-dove

Geotrygon montana Photo by Kim Hansen (Wikipedia) Common name:ruddy quail-dove (en); pariri (pt); colombe rouviolette (fr); paloma-perdiz rojiza (es); rote erdtaube (de)Taxonomy:Order ColumbiformesFamily ColumbidaeRange:This species is found from central Mexico to northern Argentina and Uruguay, as well as in the Caribbean.Size:These birds are 21-28 cm long and weigh 110-140 g.Habitat:The ruddy quail-dove is mostly found…

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