White-eared bulbul

Pycnonotus leucotis Photo by Carmelo López (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:white-eared bulbul (en); tuta-de-orelha-branca (pt); bulbul à oreillons blancs (fr); bulbul orejiblanco (es); weißohrbülbül (de)Taxonomy: Order PasseriformesFamily PycnonotidaeRange:This species is found from Iraq and eastern Saudi Arabia, through southern Iran and into southern Afghanistan, Pakistan and north-western India.Size:These birds are 18 cm long and weigh…

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Terek sandpiper

Xenus cinereus Photo by Christodoulos Makris (Trek Nature) Common name:Terek sandpiper (en); maçarico-sovela (pt); chevalier bargette (fr); andarríos del Terek (es); Terekwasserläufer (de)Taxonomy:Order CharadriiformesFamily ScolopacidaeRange:This species breeds from Finland to north-eastern Siberia, as far east as the Kolyma river. They migrate south to winter along the coasts of eastern Africa, southern Asia and Australia.Size:These birds…

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Western scrub-jay

Aphelocoma californica (Photo from Wikipedia) Common name:western scrub-jay (en); gaio-da-Califórnia (pt); geai buissonnier (fr); chara californiana (es); Kalifornienhäher (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily CorvidaeRange:This species is found in the western United States, from Oregon to Wyoming and south to southern California and Texas, and also in Mexico as far south as Oaxaca.Size:These birds are 27-31 cm long and…

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Green-headed sunbird

Nectarinia verticalis Photo by Dave Curtis (Flickr) Common name:green-headed sunbird (en); beija-flor-de-cabeça-verde (pt); souimanga à tête verte (fr); suimanga cabeciverde (es); grünkopf-nektarvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily NectariniidaeRange:This species is found in West Africa, from Senegal to South Sudan and Kenya, and south to northern Angola, southern D.R. Congo and Zambia.Size:These birds are 13-15 cm long and weigh…

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