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Stephanoxis lalandi Photo by Chris Perkins (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:plovercrest (en); beija-flor-de-topete (pt); colibri de Delalande (fr); colibrí copetón (es); spitzhaubenelfe (de)Taxonomy:Order ApodiformesFamily TrochilidaeRange:This species is found in south-eastern Brazil, from Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo to Rio Grande do Sul, and also in eastern Paraguay and extreme north-eastern Argentina.Size:These birds are 8-9 cm…
Lanius collurio (Photo from Internet Bird Collection) Common name:red-backed shrike (en); picanço-de-dorso-ruivo (pt); pie-grièche écorcheur (fr); alcaudón dorsirrojo (es); neuntöter (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily LaniidaeRange:This species breeds throughout most of Europe, with the exception of the British isles and Iceland, from the northern Iberian Peninsula to northern Sweden and Finland, and east to Russia, Kazakhstan and north-western…
Megalaima lineata (Photo from Flickr) Common name:lineated barbet (en); barbudo-riscado (pt); barbu rayé (fr); barbudo listado (es); streifenbartvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily CapitonidaeRange:This species is found from northern-eastern India and Nepal, through Bangladesh and Myanmar and into Vietnam, Thailand, northern Malaysia and marginally into southern China.Size:These birds are 28-29 cm long and weigh 75-100 g.Habitat:The lineated barbet…
Psalidoprocne pristoptera Photo by Per Holmen (Per’s Birding Pages) Common name:blue saw-wing (en); andorinha-preta (pt); hirondelle hérissée (fr); golondrina negra (es); erz-schwalbe (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily HirundinidaeRange:This species is found in sub-Saharan Africa, from Nigeria to Ethiopia and south to Angola, Zambia, northern Zimbabwe, Mozambique and eastern South Africa.Size:These birds are 12-15 cm long and weigh 10-13…
