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Notharchus tectus Photo by Nick Athanas (Antpitta) Common name:greater pied puffbird (en); macuru-pintado (pt); tamatia pie (fr); buco pío (es); elsterfaulvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order GalbuliformesFamily BucconidaeRange:This species is found from southern Colombia, south to central Peru, and east to the Guyanas and into Brazil as far as Mato Grosso and Maranhão. Size:These birds are 14-17 cm long…
Strix varia (Photo from Wikipedia) Common name:barred owl (en); coruja-raiada (pt); chouette rayée (fr); cárabo norteamericano (es); streifenkauz (de)Taxonomy:Order StrigiformesFamily StrigidaeRange:This species is found in southern Canada and throughout the eastern United States, and also the in the western United States in north-western Montana and from Washington south to northern California. There are also isolated…
Coracina maxima Photo by Russel Jenkins (Bird Forum) Common name:ground cuckooshrike (en); lagarteiro-da-terra (pt); échenilleur terrestre (fr); oruguero terrestre (es); grundraupenfänger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily CampephagidaeRange:This species is endemic to Australia, being found throughout the Australian mainland, but especially in the interior.Size:These birds are 31-38 cm long and weigh 124-155 g.Habitat:The ground cuckooshrike is found in open,…
Turnix sylvaticus Photo by Jugal Tiwari (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:common buttonquail (en); toirão (pt); turnix d’Andalousie (fr); torillo andaluz (es); laufhühnchen (de)Taxonomy:Order GruiformesFamily TurnicidaeRange:This species is found in several disjunct areas. The subspecies T.s. sylvaticus is found in southern Spain and north-western Morocco, and the subspecies T.s. lepurana is found throughout most of sub-Saharan…
