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Aplonis metallica Photo by Larry Thompson (Discover Life) Common name:metallic starling (en); estorninho-lustroso (pt); stourne luisant (fr); estornino lustroso (es); weberstar (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriforesFamily SturnidaeRange:This species is found throughout the lowland areas of New Guinea and in several nearby islands, including the Maluku and Northern Maluku Islands, and the Bismark Islands, as well as in the…
Stigmatura budytoides Photo by Paul Jones (Flickr) Common name:greater wagtail-tyrant (en); alegrinho-balança-rabo (pt); calandrite bergeronnette (fr); rabicano mayor (es); südlicher stelzentachurityrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This South American species occurs in two disjunct populations. The subspecies S.b. gracilis is found in eastern Brazil, in northern Bahia, Pernambuco and southern Piauí. The other three subspecies, S.b. budytoides, S.b….
Ploceus castaneiceps Photo by Artur Bujanowicz (Bird Watching) Common name:Taveta golden weaver (en); tecelão-dourado-de-cabeça-castanha (pt); tisserin de Taveta (fr); tejedor Taveta (es); genickbandweber (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PloceidaeRange:This species is found in south-eastern Kenya and north-eastern Tanzania.Size:These birds are 14 cm long and weigh 18-24 g.Habitat:The Taveta golden weaver breeds in marshes and swamps, using nearby dry…
Ducula pacifica (Photo from Flickr) Common name:Pacific imperial-pigeon (en); pombo-imperial-do-Pacífico (pt); carpophage pacifique (fr); dúcula del Pacífico (es); Tongafruchttaube (de)Taxonomy:Order ColumbiformesFamily ColumbidaeRange:This species is found in small islands in the Pacific Ocena, from the islands of north-eastern New Guinea, through the Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Vanuatu and Fiji, and into Tonga, American Samoa and the…
Erythrocercus mccallii Photo by Chris Perkins (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:chestnut-capped flycatcher (en); papa-moscas-de-barrete-vermelho (pt); érythrocerque à tête rousse (fr); monarca capirrufo (es); rotkappen-spreizschwanz (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MonarchidaeRange:This species is found from Guinea and southern Mali, along the Gulf of Guinea coast and into Gabon, Congo, northern D.R. Congo and marginally into western Uganda and northern…
Dryoscopus cubla Photo by Daniel Loumeau (Flickr) Common name:black-backed puffback (en); picanço-de-almofadinha (pt); cubla boule-de-neige (fr); obispillo de lomo negro (es); schneeballwürger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MalaconotidaeRange:This African species is found from southern Kenya, central D.R. Congo and northern Angola, south to northern Namibia, northern and eastern Botswana, and eastern South Africa down to the Eastern Cape.Size:These…
Agapornis roseicollis Photo by Alastair Rae (Wikipedia) Common name:rosy-faced lovebird (en); inseparável-de-faces-rosadas (pt); inséparable rosegorge (fr); inseparable de Namibia (es); rosenköpfchen (de)Taxonomy:Order PsittaciformesFamily PsittacidaeRange:This species is found from south-western Angola, through Namibia and into north-western South Africa. There are also feral populations introduced into Puerto Rico and Arizona.Size:These birds are 15-18 cm long and have…
Oryzoborus angolensis Photo by Dario Sanches (Flickr) Common name:lesser seed-finch (en); curió (pt); sporophile curio (fr); semillero curió (es); braunbauch-reisknacker (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EmberizidaeRange:This species is found in South America, east of the Andes, from Colombia and Venezuela south to Bolivia, eastern Paraguay, southern Brazil and extreme north-eastern Argentina.Size:These birds are 10,5-13 cm long and weigh…
