Oriental skylark

Alauda gulgula Photo by Rajiv Lather (Birding in India and South Asia) Common name:oriental skylark (en), laverca-oriental (pt); alouette gulgule (fr); alondra oriental (es); orientfeldlerche (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily AlaudidaeRange:This species is found in southern Asia, from northern Iran and souther Kazakhstan to eastern China and south to India, Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines.Size:These birds are 15-16,5…

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African darter

Anhinga rufa Photo by Trevor Hardaker (Trevor and Margaret Hardaker) Common name:African darter (en); mergulhão-serpente-africano (pt); anhinga d’Afrique (fr); aninga africana (es); Afrikanische schlangenhalsvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PelecaniformesFamily AnhingidaeRange: This species is found throughout sub-Saharan Africa, from southern Mauritania to Sudan and south to South Africa. It is also found in Madagascar and there are also isolated…

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Dusky-throated antshrike

Thamnomanes ardesiacus Photo by Marc Chrétien (GEPOG) Common name:dusky-throated antshrike (en); uirapuru-de-garganta-preta (pt); batara ardoisé (fr); batará gorgioscuro (es); nördlicher schwarzkehlwürgerling (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ThamnophilidaeRange:This South American species is found in northern Brazil and the Guyanas, in southern Venezuela, southern Colombia and through Ecuador and Peru down to northern Bolivia.Size:These birds are 13-14 cm long and…

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European greenfinch

Carduelis chloris Photo by J. Romãozinho (Pescador de Aves) Common name:European greenfinch (en); verdilhão (pt); verdier d’Europe (fr); verderón común (es); grünfink (de) Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Fringillidae Range:This species is found throughout most of Europe, with the exception of northern Scandinavia, northern Russia and Iceland. They are also found in north-west Africa, from Morocco to Tunisia,…

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