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Macheiramphus alcinus Photo by Gary Albert (Wikipedia) Common name: bat hawk (en); milhafre-morcegueiro (pt); milan des chauves-souris (fr); milano murcielaguero (es); fledermausaar (de) Taxonomy: Order Falconiformes Family Accipitridae Range: This species is found throughout most of sub-Saharan Africa, from Senegal to Ethiopia and south through the D.R. Congo, Tanzania, Zambia and Angola down to South…
Neothraupis fasciata (Photo from Tropical Birding) Common name: white-banded tanager (en); cigarra-do-campo (pt); tangara unifascié (fr); frutero de banda blanca (es); flügelbindentangare (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Thraupidae Range: This South American species is found in eastern Bolivia, north-eastern Paraguay and in southern and eastern Brazil from southern Maranhão and Piauí south to Minas Gerais…
Emberiza rutila Photo by Tim Edelsten (Birds Korea) Common name: chestnut bunting (en); escrevedeira-ferrugínea (pt); bruant roux (fr); semillerito castaño (es); rötelammer (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Emberizidae Range: The chestnut bunting is found in eastern Asia, breeding in Siberia, northern Mongolia and north-eastern China, and migrating south to winter in in southern China, Indochina…
Dendropicos fuscescens (Photo from Internet Bird Collection) Common name: cardinal woodpecker (en); pica-pau-cardeal (pt); pic cardinal (fr); pito cardenal (es); kardinalspecht (de) Taxonomy: Order Piciformes Family Picidae Range: This African species is found throughout sub-Saharan Africa, excluding dense equatorial lowland forest, all the way to South Africa. Size: Cardinal woodpeckers are 14-15 cm long and…
Conopophaga melanops Photo by Luis Florit (Luis Adrián Florit’s Home Page) Common name: black-cheeked gnateater (en); cuspidor-de-máscara-preta (pt); conopophage à joues noire (fr); jejenero carinegro (es); rotscheitel-mückenfresser (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Conopophagidae Range: This South American species is endemic to the Atlantic forest habitats along the coast of Brazil, from Paraíba to Santa Catarina….
Gerygone mouki Photo by David Cook (Flickr) Common name: brown gerygone (en); gerígono-castanho (pt); gérygone brune (fr); gerigón pardo (es); grauwangengerygone (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Acanthizidae Range: The brown gerygone is endemic to the eastern coast of Australia, from Queensland down to southern New South Wales. Size: These birds are 9-11 cm long and…
Strix aluco (Photo from IVN Vecht & Plassengebied) Common name: tawny owl (en); coruja-do-mato (pt); chouette hulotte (fr); cárabo cómun (es); waldkauz (de) Taxonomy: Order Strigiformes Family Strigidae Range: This species is found throughout continental Europe, from the Iberian Peninsula to southern Scandinavia. It is also found in Great Britain. It also occurs in Asian…
Anthobaphes violacea Photo by Chris Perkins (Internet Bird Collection) Common name: orange-breasted sunbird (en); beija-flor-de-peito-laranja (pt); souïmanga orangé (fr); suimanga pechinaranja (es); goldbrust-nektarvogel (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Nectarinidae Range: This species is endemic to South Africa, only being found in the fynbos biome of the Western and Eastern Cape regions. Size: Orange-breasted sunbirds are…
