Painted spurfowl

Galloperdix lunulata Photo by Rishiraj Deval (India Nature Watch) Common name:painted spurfowl (en); perdiz-colorida (pt); galloperdrix lunulée (fr); faisancillo moteado (es); perlspornhuhn (de)Taxonomy:Order GalliformesFamily PhasianidaeRange:This species is endemic to India, being found south of the Gangetic Plain, from eastern Rajasthan to West Benghal and south to southern Karnataka and northern Tamil Nadu.Size:These birds are 27-34…

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Cocoa thrush

Turdus fumigatus Photo by Margareta Wieser (Nuestro bello mundo…) Common name:cocoa thrush (en); sabiá-da-mata (pt); merle cacao (fr); tordo acanelado (es); sabiadrossel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TurdidaeRange:This species is found in northern South America, from eastern Colombia, through Venezuela and the Guyanas and south into Brazil as far as Mato Grosso, and also in a disjunct area…

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Patagonian tyrant

Colorhamphus parvirostris Photo by Pablo Contreras (Flickr) Common name:Patagonian tyrant (en); pitajo-da-Patagónia (pt); pitajo de Patagonie (fr); peutrén (es); Patagonienschmätzertyrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This species breeds from Temuco, in central Chile and adjacent Argentina, south to Tierra del Fuego. Outside the breeding season they can move further north up to La Serena.Size:These birds are 11-14,5 cm…

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Yellow-browed woodpecker

Piculus aurulentus Photo by Ricardo Gentil (Flickr) Common name:yellow-browed woodpecker (en); pica-pau-dourado (pt); pic à bandeaux (fr); carpintero cejigualdo (es);weißbrauenspecht (de)Taxonomy:Order PiciformesFamily PicidaeRange:This species is found in south-eastern Brazil, from Espírito Santo down to Rio Grande do Sul, and marginally into south-eastern Paraguay and extreme north-eastern Argentina.Size:These birds are 20-22 cm long and weigh about…

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