Silvery-cheeked hornbill

Bycanistes brevis (Photo from Wikipedia) Common name:silvery-cheeked hornbill (en); calau-de-crista (pt); calao à joues argent (fr); cálao cariplateado (es); silberwangenhorvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order CoraciiformesFamily BucerotidaeRange:This species is patchily distributed from northern Ethiopia, through Kenya and Tanzania and into central Mozambique and Zimbabwe.Size:These birds are 60-75 cm long and weigh 1-1,5 kg.Habitat:The silvery-cheeked hornbill is found in mountain…

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Prairie warbler

Dendroica discolor Photo by William Hull (Mango Verde) Common name:prairie warbler (en); mariquita-da-pradaria (pt); paruline des prés (fr); chipe galán (es); rostscheitel-waldsänger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ParulidaeRange:This species is found breeding in southern Ontario, Canada, and across the eastern United States from Maine to Michigan and Iowa, and south to the Gulf coast from eastern Texas to…

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Thick-billed flowerpecker

Dicaeum agile Photo by Umang Dutt (Flickr) Common name:thick-billed flowerpecker (en); pica-flores-de-bico-grosso (pt); dicée à bec épais (fr); picaflores picogrueso (es); dickschnabel-mistelfresser (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily DicaeidaeRange:This species is found in southern Asia, in several disjunct populations. The subspecies D. a. agile is found across most of India, in northern Pakistan and Nepal. The subspecies D. a….

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Montezuma quail

Cyrtonyx montezumae Photo by Simon Valdez (Flickr) Common name:Montezuma quail (en); codorniz-de-Montezuma (pt); colin arlequin (fr); colín de Moctezuma (es); Montezumawachtel (de)Taxonomy:OrderGalliformesFamily OdontophoridaeRange:This species is found across Mexico and marginally into the southern United States in Arizona, New Mexico and Texas.Size:These birds are 21-23 cm long and weigh 175-210 g.Habitat:The Montezuma quail is found in…

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