Black-chinned laughingthrush

Strophocincla cachinnans Photo by Niranjan Sant (Oriental Bird Images) Common name:black-chinned laughingthrush (en); zaragateiro-de-garganta-preta (pt); garrulaxe des Nilgiri (fr); chalátan de Nilgiri (es); zimtbrusthäherling (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TimaliidaeRange:This species is endemic to southern India, only being found in north-western Tamil Nadu, north-eastern Kerala and south-western Karnataka, predominantly in the Nilgiri Hills, and with a smaller disjunct…

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Striped treehunter

Thripadectes holostictus Photo by William Price (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:striped treehunter (en); trepa-musgos-listado (pt); anabate strié (fr); trepamusgos listado (es); strichelbaumspäher (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Furnariidae Range:This South American species is found along the eastern slopes of the Andes, from south-western Venezuela to central Bolivia.Size:These birds are 20-21 cm long.Habitat:The striped treehunter is mostly found on…

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Blue-breasted kingfisher

Halcyon malimbica Photo by Manu Romero (MRP Animales) Common name:blue-breasted kingfisher (en); guarda-rios-de-peito-azul (pt); martin-chasseur à poitrine bleue (fr); alción pechiazul (es); zügelliest (de)Taxonomy:Order CoraciiformesFamily AlcedinidaeRange:This species is found in sub-Saharan Africa, from Senegal to Uganda and Tanzania, northern D.R. Congo and northern Angola.Size:These birds are 20-30 cm long and weigh 65-95 g.Habitat:The blue-breasted kingfisher…

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Plumbeous sierra-finch

Phrygilus unicolor Photo by Mauricio Rueda (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:plumbeous sierra-finch (en); canário-andino-cinzento (pt); phrygile gris-de-plomb (fr); yal plomizo (es); bleiämmerling (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EmberizidaeRange:This species is found from Venezuela to Tierra del Fuego, mostly along the eastern slopes of the Andes.Size:These birds are 13-15 cm long and weigh 20-25 g.Habitat:The plumbeous sierra finch is…

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