Variable antshrike

Thamnophilus caerulescens Common name: variable antshrike (en); choca-da-mata (pt); batara bleuâtre (fr); batará variable (es); südlicher-tropfenameisenwürger Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Thamnophilidae Range: This South American species is found widely in eastern and southern Brazil, with disjunct populations in Ceará, Pernambuco and Alagoas. From southern Brazil, its range extends through Uruguay, Paraguay, northern Argentina, Bolivia, and…

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Malachite sunbird

Nectarinia famosa Common name: malachite sunbird (en); beija-flor-verde (pt); souïmanga malachite (fr); suimanga malaquita (es); malachitnektarvogel (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Nectarinidae Range: This African species has a discontinuous distribution across East Africa, with a separate and larger popuation in southern Africa where they occur in most of South Africa, southern Namibia, and along the…

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Fork-tailed storm-petrel

Oceanodroma furcata Common name: fork-tailed storm-petrel (en); paínho-de-cauda-furcada (pt); océanite à queue fourchue (fr); paíño rabihorcado (es); gabelschwanz-wellenläufer (de) Taxonomy: Order Procellariiformes Family Hydrobatidae Range: This species is found in the northern Pacific, breeding on the Aleutian islands off Alaska, and on islands along the coasts of British Columbia in Canada and the Pacific Northwest…

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Forest fody

Foudia omissa Common name: forest fody (en); tecelão-florestal (pt); foudi de forêt (fr); fodi forestal (es); rothschildweber (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Ploceidae Range: This species is endemic to Madagascar, being found in the eastern half of the country, from Tsaratanana south to Tolagnaro. Size: The forest fody is 14 cm long and weighs 15-25…

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Orange-headed tanager

Thlypopsis sordida Common name: orange-headed tanager (en); saí-canário (pt); tangara à tête orange (fr); zarcerito cabeciamarillo (es); orangekopftangare (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Thraupidae Range: These birds are widely distributed in South America, in Venezuela, Peru, Equador, Bolivia, Colombia, Paraguay, Argentina and throughout Brazil. Size: Orange-headed tanagers are 13-14 cm long and weigh 14 g….

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Yellow-legged gull

Larus michahellis Common name: yellow-legged gull (en); gaivota-de-patas-amarelas (pt); goéland leucophée (fr); gaviota patiamarilla (es); mittelmeermöwe (de) Taxonomy: Order Charadriiformes Family Laridae Range: This species is found throughout the Mediterranean and Black Sea, along the western coast of Iberia up to the Gulf of Biscay and in the Atlantic archipelagos of Madeira, Azores and Canary…

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Red-billed leirothrix

Leiothrix lutea Common name: red-billed leirothrix (en); rouxinol-do-Japão (pt); léiothrix jaune (fr); ruiseñor del Japón (es); sonnenvogrl (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Timaliidae Range: This species is found in southern Asia, from India to southern China. The species has been introduced to Hawaii and Japan. Size: The red-billed leirothrix is 14-15 cm long and weighs…

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Black and white casqued hornbill

Bycanistes subcylindricus Common name: black and white casqued hornbill (en); calau-de-casco-preto-e-branco (pt); calao à joues grises (fr); cálao de casco blanco y negro (es); grauwangen-hornvogel (de) Taxonomy: Order Coraciiformes Family Bucerotidae Range: These birds are found in throughout West and Central Africa. The subspecies Bycanistes s. subcylindricus ranges from Sierra Leone and north-east Liberia across…

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