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Melidectes rufocrissalis Photo by Jon Hornbuckle (Birding Around the World) Common name:yellow-browed melidectes (en); melífago-de-Reichenow (pt); méliphage de Reichenow (fr); mielero cejiamarillo (es); Reichenowhonigfresser (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MeliphagidaeRange:This species is endemic to New guinea, being found in the central and eastern mountains of Papua-New Guinea and marginally across the border into Indonesia.Size:These birds are 26-29 cm…
Geronticus eremita Photo by Agustín Poovedano (Flickr) Common name:northern bald ibis (en); íbis-calva (pt); ibis chauve (fr); ibis eremita (es); waldrapp (de)Taxonomy:Order CiconiiformesFamily ThreskiornithidaeRange:Historically, this species was probably found throughout North Africa and into the Middle East, but presently it is only found in two disjunct populations. There is a western population in Morocco, located…
Acrocephalus familiaris Photo by R. Kohley (Wikipedia) Common name:millerbird (en); felosa-do-Hawai (pt); rousserolle obscure (fr); carricero hawaiano (es); Hawaii-rohrsänger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily SylviidaeRange:This species is endemic to the steep, rocky island of Nihoa in the north-western Hawaiian Islands.Size:These birds are 13 cm long ad weigh 15-21,5 g.Habitat:The millerbird is found in dense, moist scrublands, particularly around…
Tinamus guttatus Photo by Ulrich Schmid (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:white-throated tinamou (en); inhambu-galinha (pt); tinamou à gorge blanche (fr); tinamú moteado (es); weißkehltinamu (de)Taxonomy:Order TinamiformesFamily TinamidaeRange:This species is found from south-eastern Colombia, through eastern Ecuador and eastern Peru, and into northern Bolivia and into Brazil along the Amazon river basin from Amazonas and Rondônia…
Thryothorus rutilus (Photo from PBase) Common name:rufous-breasted wren (en); carriça-de-peito-ruivo (pt); troglodyte des halliers (fr); cucarachero pechirrufo (es); rotbrust-zaunkönig (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TroglodytidaeRange:This species is found from south-western Costa Rica, through Panama, and into Venezuela, Colombia and the Caribbean island of Tobago.Size:These birds are 14 cm long and weigh13,5-18,5 g.Habitat:The rufous-breasted wren is mostly found in…
Lonchura malabarica Photo by Per Jespersen (Per Jespersen) Common name:white-throated munia (en); bico-de-chumbo-indiano (pt); capucin bec-de-plomb (fr); capuchino picoplata indio (es); Indischer silberschnabel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EstrildidaeRange:This species is found throughout India and Sri Lanka, into Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan, and also around the Persian Gulf in southern Iran, Oman and the UAE. It has been…
Cursorius cursor Photo by Christodoulos Makris (Trek Nature) Common name:cream-coloured courser (en); corredor (pt); courvite isabelle (fr); corredor (es); rennvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order CharadriiformesFamily GlareolidaeRange:This species is found around the Sahara desert, along the Mediterranean coast Africa, in Morocco and Mauritania and in some areas of the Sahel such as Mali and Sudan. Also in parts of…
Serinus totta Photo by Steve Hinton (Steve Hinton Wildlife Photography) Common name:Cape siskin (en); canário-do-Cabo (pt); serin totta (fr); canario de El Cabo (es); Hottentottengirlitz (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FringillidaeRange:This species is endemic to South Africa, only being found in the Eastern and Western Cape provinces.Size:These birds are 12-13 cm long and weigh 10-20 g.Habitat:The Cape siskin…
