Spotted tanager

Tangara punctata Photo by Anselmo d’Affonseca (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:spotted tanager (en); saíra-negaça (pt); calliste syacou (fr); tangara goteada (es); drosseltangare (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ThraupidaeRange:This species is found in two separate populations in South America, one along the eastern slopes of the Andes, from northern Ecuador to central Bolivia, and another in north-eastern Brazil, the…

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Monk parakeet

Myiopsitta monachus Photo by Juan Emilio (Wikipedia) Common name:monk parakeet (en); caturrita (pt); conure veuve (fr); cotorra argentina (es); mönchssittich (de)Taxonomy:Order PsittaciformesFamily PsittacidaeRange:This species originates from southern Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay and northern Argentina, but it has been introduced to several areas outside their native range, including several cities in the eastern United States, in…

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Nonggang babbler

Stachyris nonggangensis Photo by James Eaton (Oriental Bird Images) Common name:Nonggang babbler (en); zaragateiro-de-Nonggang (pt); timalie de Nonggang (fr); timali de Nonggang (es); Nonggang-timalie (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TimaliidaeRange:This species was recently described from Nonggang Nature Reserve, in the Chinese province of Guangxi. It apparently occupies a limited area along the Chinese-Vietnamese border in that region.Size:These birds…

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Reddish egret

Egretta rufescens Photo by John Avise (Natural History of Orange County) Common name:reddish egret (en); garça-avermelhada (pt); aigrette roussâtre (fr); garceta rojiza (es); rötelreiher (de)Taxonomy:Order CiconiiformesFamily ArdeidaeRange:This species is found along the coasts of the southern United States, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean and into northern Venezuela and Colombia.Size:These birds are 68-82 cm long and…

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