Royal tern

Sterna maxima Photo by Ianaré Sévi (Wikipedia) Common name:royal tern (en); garajau-real (pt); sterne royale (fr); charrán real (es); königsseeschwalbe (de)Taxonomy:Order CharadriiformesFamily SternidaeRange:This species breeds along the coasts of West Africa, from Mauritania to Cameroon, along the Caribbean and the coasts of South America from Colombia no northern Brazil, and along the coasts of south-eastern…

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Mottle-cheeked tyrannulet

Phylloscartes ventralis Photo by Cláudio Timm (Flickr) Common name:mottle-cheeked tyrannulet (en); borboletinha-do-mato (pt); tyranneau ventru (fr); orejerito oliváceo (es); olivgelb-laubtyrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This South American species is found in two disjunct populations. One population occurs in south-eastern Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and marginally into north-eastern Argentina, the other in found along the eastern slopes of the…

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Rain quail

Coturnix coromandelica Photo by Jugal Tiwari (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:rain quail (en); codurniz-da-chuva (pt); caille nattée (fr); codorniz coromandélica (es); regenwachtel (de)Taxonomy:Order GalliformesFamily PhasianidaeRange:This species is found throughout India and marginally into Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and also into Myanmar and southern Thailand.Size:These birds are 15-17 cm long and weigh 64-71 g.Habitat:The rain quail is…

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Black-breasted thrush

Turdus dissimilis Photo by Brian Gratwicke (Wikipedia) Common name:black-breasted thrush (en); tordo-de-peito-preto (pt); merle à poitrine noire (fr); zorzal pechinegro (es); schwarzbrustdrossel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TurdidaeRange:This species is found in northern Vietnam, Laos and Myanmar, marginally into north-eastern India and Bangladesh, and in southern China in Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan.Size:These birds are 18-23,5 cm long and…

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