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Cisticola rufilatus Photo by Lindsay Hansch (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:tinkling cisticola (en); fuinha-rabirruiva (pt); cisticole grise (fr); cistícola gris (es); rotschwanz-zistensänger (de) Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Cisticolidae Range:This species is found in Africa, from Gabon and Congo, through Angola and southern D.R. Congo and into Mozambique, Zimbabwe, north-eastern Namibia, Botswana and northern South Africa.Size:These birds are…
Gallus lafayetii Photo by Michael Tseng (Flickr) Common name:Sri Lanka junglefowl (en); galo-do-Ceilão (pt); coq de Lafayette (fr); gallo de Ceilán (es); Ceylonhuhn (de)Taxonomy:Order GalliformesFamily PhasianidaeRange:This species is endemic to Sri lanka, being found throughout most of the island.Size:These birds have a very marked sexual dimorphism. The males are 66-72 cm long and weigh 790-1.440…
Pyriglena atra Photo by Sidnei dos Santos (Biodiversitas) Common name:fringe-backed fire-eye (en); papa-taoca-da-Bahia (pt); alapi noir (fr); ojodefuego de Bahía (es); fleckenmantel-feuerauge (de) Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Thamnophilidae Range:This species is only found in a narrow coastal area in the Brazilian state of Bahia, between Salvador and Aracaju.Size:These birds are 17-18 cm long and weigh 35 g.Habitat:The…
Galerida theklae Photo by Marco Valentini (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:Thekla lark (en); cotovia-montesina (pt); cochevis de Thékla (fr); cogujada montesina (es); Theklalerche (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily AlaudidaeRange:This species is found is found in south-eastern France, Spain and Portugal, and from Western Sahara and Morocco to Libya and north-western Egypt. There is also a disjunct population in…
