Hook-billed hermit

Glaucis dohrnii Photo by Ciro Albano (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:hook-billed hermit (en); balança-rabo-canela (pt); ermite de Dohrn (fr); ermitaño de Espírito Santo (es); bronzeschwanz-schattenkolibri (de)Taxonomy:Order ApodiformesFamily TrochilidaeRange:This species is endemic to south-eastern Brazil. In was originally found along the coast from southern Bahia to northern Rio de Janeiro, but it is now only found…

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Blue-winged pitta

Pitta moluccensis Photo by Alvin Loon (Nature in Singapore) Common name:blue-winged pitta (en); pita-d’asa-azul (pt); brève à ailes blueues (fr); pita aliazul (es); blauflügelpitta (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PittidaeRange:This species is found breeding from south-eastern Myanmar and Laos to southern Vietnam and Thailand. They migrate south to winter in Malaysia, Singapore and in Indonesia, in Sumatra, Borneo…

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Slaty flowerpiercer

Diglossa plumbea Photo by Jerry Oldenettel (Wikipedia) Common name:slaty flowerpiercer (en); fura-flor-ardósia (pt); percefleur ardoisé (fr); pinchaflor plomizo (es); einfarb-hakenschnabel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EmberizidaeRange:This species is found in the mountain ranges of central Costa Rica and western Panama.Size:These birds are 10 cm long and weigh 9 g.Habitat:The slaty flowerpiercer is mostly found in high-altitude moist tropical…

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Greater rhea

Rhea americana Photo by Lip Kee (Flickr) Common name:greater rhea (en); ema (pt); nandou d’Amérique (fr); ñandú común (es); nandu (de)Taxonomy:Order StruthioniformesFamily RheidaeRange:This South American species is found from Bolivia and central and western Brazil south to central Argentina.Size:These birds are 125-140 cm long and weigh 20-27 kg.Habitat:The greater rhea is mostly found in pampas…

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