Christmas shearwater

Puffinus nativitatis Photo by Duncan Wright (Wikipedia) Common name:Christmas shearwater (en); pardela-de-Natal (pt); puffin de la Nativité (fr); pardela de la Navidad (es); weihnachts-sturmtaucher (de)Taxonomy:Order ProcellariiformesFamily ProcellariidaeRange:This species breeds in remote islands in the central Pacific, from the Hawaiian Islands, south to Phoenix Island and Kiritimati Island in Kiribati, and east to the Marquesas Islands,…

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Pileated parrot

Pionopsitta pileata (Photo from Instituto Rã-bugio) Common name:pileated parrot (en); cuiú-cuiú (pt); caïque mitré (fr); lorito carirrojo (es); scharlachkopfpapagei (de)Taxonomy:Order PsittaciformesFamily PsittacidaeRange:This species is found in south-eastern Brazil, along the coast from south-eastern Bahia to Paraná, west to southern Paraguay and south to Rio Grande do Sul and extreme north-western Argentina.Size:These birds are 22 cm…

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Slaty bristlefront

Merulaxis ater Photo by Don Robertson (Creagrus) Common name:slaty bristlefront (en); entufado (pt); mérulaxe noir (fr); macuquiño negro (es); südlicher stirnhaubentapaculo (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily RhinocryptidaeRange:This species is endemic to south-eastern Brazil, being found along the coast from south-eastern Bahia to northern Santa Catarina.Size:These birds are 17-18,5 cm long and weigh 33-37 g.Habitat:The slaty bristlefront is mostly…

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Australasian pipit

Anthus novaeseelandiae Photo by David Cook (Flickr) Common name:Australasian pipit (en); petinha-austral (pt); pipit austral (fr); bisbita austral (es); Australspornpieper (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MotacillidaeRange:This species is found throughout most of Australia, including Tasmania, in eastern Papua-New Guinea, throughout mainland New Zealand and also in the offshore archipelagos of Chatham, Aukland and Antipodes.Size:These birds are 16-19 cm…

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