Silver pheasant

Lophura nycthemera Photo by Allan Drewitt (Flickr) Common name:silver pheasant (en); faisão-prateado (pt); faisan argenté (fr); faisán plateado (es); silberfasan (de) Taxonomy:Order GalliformesFamily Phasianidae Range:The silver pheasant is found in south-eastern Asia, from southern China down to Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. Size:These birds exhibit a large sexual dimorphism, especially because of the large tail of…

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Burrowing parrot

Cyanoliseus patagonus Photo by Aline Wolfer (Oiseaux d’Argentine) Common name:burrowing parrot (en); papagaio-da-Patagónia (pt); conure de Patagonie (fr); loro barranquero (es); felsensittich (de) Taxonomy:Order PsittaciformesFamily  Psittacidae Range:This species is found in central and south-eastern Argentina and in central Chile. Although most populations are resident, some birds can migrate north to winter in north-eastern Argentina and…

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Eastern bluebird

Sialia sialis (Photo from New Jersey Birds) Common name:eastern blurbird (en); pássaro-azul-oriental (pt); merlebleu de l’Est (fr); azulejo gorgicanelo (es); rotkehl-hüttensänger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TurdidaeRange:This species is found breeding in the eastern United States, in south-eastern Canada and in Central America from Mexico down to northern Nicaragua. The more northern population migrate south to winter along…

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Straight-billed woodcreeper

Dendroplex picus Photo by Flávio Mota (Flickr) Common name:straight-billed woodcreeper (en); arapaçu-de-bico-branco (pt); gimpar talapiot (fr); trepatroncos piquirrecto (es); spechtschnabel-baumsteiger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily DendrocolaptidaeRange:This species is found in central and northern South America, only east of the Andes, from Venezuela and Colombia south to Bolivia and Brazil as far south as Mato Grosso do Sul and…

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