Limpkin

Aramus guarauna (Photo from Wikipedia) Common name:limpkin (en); carão (pt); courlan brun (fr); carrao (es); rallenkranich (de) Taxonomy:Order GruiformesFamily Aramidae Range:The limpkin is found from Florida, in the Unites States, through southern Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, and into South America, mostly east of the Andes, down to northern Argentina. Size:These birds are 64-73…

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Noisy miner

Manorina melanocephala Photo by J.J. Harrison (Wikipedia) Common name:noisy miner (en); melífago-barulhento (pt); méliphage bruyant (fr); mielero chillón (es); weißstirn-schwatzvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MeliphagidaeRange:This species is endemic to Australia, being found in the eastern half of the country from northern Queensland to eastern South Australia. It is also found in Tasmania.Size:These birds are 24-29 cm long…

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Cactus wren

Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus Photo by Mark Wagner (Wikipedia) Common name:cactus wren (en); carriça-dos cactos (pt); troglodyte des cactus (fr); ratona desértica (es); kaktuszaunkönig (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TroglodytidaeRange:This species is found in south-western North America, from California and Nevada to Texas, in the United States, and south to central Mexico.Size:This large wren is 18-22 cm long and weighs…

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Trumpeter hornbill

Bycanistes bucinator Photo by Marco Valentini (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:trumpeter hornbill (en); calau-trompeteiro (pt); calao trompette (fr); cálao trompetero (es); trompeterhornvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order CoraciiformesFamily BucerotidaeRange:This species is found in East Africa, from Kenya to eastern South Africa, and west, through southern D.R. Congo and Zambia, into Angola.Size:This medium-sized hornbill is 58-65 cm long and has…

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