European honey-buzzard

Pernis apivorus Photo by Ulf Gotthardsson (Flickr) Common name:European honey-buzzard (en); bútio-vespeiro (pt); bondrée apivore (fr); abejero europeo (es); wespenbussard (de) Taxonomy:Order FalconiformesFamily Accipitridae Range:This species is found breeding in Europe and western Asia, from the Iberian Peninsula to south-eastern England and eastern Scandinavia, though western Russia and the Caucasus to south-western Siberia and south…

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Black-faced cuckoo-shrike

Coracina novaehollandiae Photo by Tom Tarrant (Wikipedia) Common name:black-faced cuckoo-shrike (en); lagarteiro-de-face-preta (pt); échenilleur à masque noir (fr); oruguero de cara negra (es); schwarzgesicht-raupenfänger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily CampephagidaeRange:This species is found throughout mainland Australia and Tasmania, with some populations migrating north to winter in Papua-New Guinea and Indonesia.Size:These birds are 32-35 cm long and weigh 90-150…

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Red-legged thrush

Turdus plumbeus Photo by Alef Castellanos (Flickr) Common name:red-legged thrush (en); tordo-de-patas-vermelhas (pt); merle vantard (fr); zorzal patirrojo (es); rotfußdrossel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TurdidaeRange:This species is found in the northern Caribbean, namely in the Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Honduras and Puerto Rico.Size:These birds are 25-28 cm long and weigh 50-82 g.Habitat:The red-legged…

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Virginia rail

Rallus limicola Photo by Danny Bonilla (Pine Barrens Animals) Common name:Virginia rail (en); frango d’água-da-Virginia (pt); râle de Virginie (fr); rascón de Virginia (es); Virginiaralle (de)Taxonomy:Order GruiformesFamily RallidaeRange:These birds breed across the northern and western United States, as well as in southern Canada. Most population migrate south to winter in Florida, northern Mexico and along…

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