Fiery-necked nightjar

Caprimulgus pectoralis Photo by Dave Maguire (Wikipedia) Common name:fiery-necked nightjar (en); noitibó-de-pescoço-dourado (pt); engoulevent musicien (fr); chotacabras músico (es); pfeifnachtschwalbe (de)Taxonomy:Order CaprimulgiformesFamily CaprimulgidaeRange:This African species is found from southern Kenya and Tanzania, though southern D.R. Congo and Angola, and into northern Namibia, Zimbabwe, eastern Botswana and eastern South Africa down to the cape.Size:These birds are…

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Blackish cinclodes

Cinclodes antarcticus Photo by Laurent Demongin (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:blackish cinclodes (en); pedreiro-negro (pt); cinclode fuligineux (fr); remolinera negra (es); rußbrauner-uferwipper (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FurnariidaeRange:This species is found in the southern tip of South America, in Tierra del Fuego and the Falkland islands.Size:These birds are 18-23 cm long and weigh 55-70 g.Habitat:The blackish cinclodes is…

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Black-throated sparrow

Amphispiza bilineata Photo by Steve Berardi (Wikipedia) Common name:black-throated sparrow (en); escrevedeira-de-faces-listadas (pt); bruant à gorge noire (fr); chiero gorjinegro (es); schwarzkehlammer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EmberizidaeRange:This North American species is found in the western United States, from Washington down to California, New Mexico and south-western Texas, and also in northern and central Mexico. The more northern…

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Sanderling

Calidris alba (Photo from Wikipedia) Common name:sanderling (en); pilrito-das-praias (pt); bécasseau sanderling (fr); correlimos tridáctilo (es); sanderling (de)Taxonomy:Order CharadriiformesFamily ScolopacidaeRange:The sanderling breeds in the Arctic region, in northern Russia, northern Alaska, northern Canada and Greenland, migrating south to winter along the coastlines of all continents except Antarctica.Size:These birds are 18-22 cm long and have a…

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