Dusky woodswallow

Artamus cyanopterus Photo by J.J. Harrison (Wikipedia) Common name:dusky woodswallow (en); andorinha-do-bosque-sombria (pt); langrayen sordide (fr); artamo sombrío (es); rußschwalbenstar (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ArtamidaeRange:This species is endemic to Australia, being found in two separate populations. The eastern population is found from Atherton Tableland, Queensland south to Tasmania and west to Eyre Peninsula, South Australia. The other…

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Eurasian scops-owl

Otus scops Photo by Paul Cools (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:Eurasian scops-owl (en); mocho-d’orelhas (pt); petit-duc scops (fr); autillo europeo (es); zwergohreule (de)Taxonomy:Order StrigiformesFamily StrigidaeRange:This species breeds in Morocco, Algeria and southern Europe as far north as northern France, Austria and Slovakia, than in the Ukraine, Belarus and into southern Russia and through the Middle…

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Rufous-breasted spinetail

Synallaxis erythrothorax Photo by Michael Retter (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:rufous-breasted spinetail (en); joão-teneném-de-peito-ruivo (pt); synallaxe à poitrine rousse (fr); pijuí centroamericano (es); rotbrust-dickichtschlüpfer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FurnariidaeRange:This species is found in two disjunct populations, one along the Atlantic slopes of Central America from south-eastern Mexico to north-western Honduras, and another along the Pacific slopes of…

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Grey-crested helmetshrike

Prionops poliolophus (Photo from Bird Forum) Common name:grey-crested helmetshrike (en); atacador-de-poupa-cinzenta (pt); bagadais à huppe grise (fr); prionopo crestigrís (es); grauschopf-brillenwürger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PrionopidaeRange:This species occurs in a restricted area of south-western Kenya and adjacent areas of northern Tanzania, mostly between lake Victoria and lakes Natron and Eyasi.Size:These birds are 24-26 cm long and weigh…

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