Great spinetail

Siptornopsis hypochondriacus Photo by Christian Nunes (Flickr) Common name:great spinetail (en); joão-grande (pt); synallaxe à poitrine rayée (fr); curutié grande (es); weißbrust-dickichtschlüpfer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FurnariidaeRange:This species is endemic to an area of north-western Peru, on the slopes above the dry upper Marañón river valley in south Amazonas, south-east Cajamarca, east La Libertad and north Ancash.Size:These…

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Taiwan partridge

Arborophila crudigularis Photo by Kun Chin Chung (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:Taiwan partridge (en); perdiz-da-Formosa (pt); torquéole de Formose (fr); arborófila de Formosa (es); Taiwanbuschwachtel (de)Taxonomy:Order GalliformesFamily PhasianidaeRange:This species is endemic to Taiwan, being found throughout most of the island with the exception of the westernmost and southernmost parts.Size:These birds are 22-28 cm long and…

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Crested jay

Platylophus galericulatus Photo by Johannes Pfleiderer (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:crested jay (en); gaio-de-poupa (pt); geai longup (fr); arrendajo crestado (es); haubenhäher (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily CorvidaeRange:This species is found in southern Thailand and Malaysia, and in the Indonesian islands of Borneo, Java and Sumatra.Size:These birds are 31-33 cm long and weigh 80-115 g.Habitat:The crested jay is…

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African barred owlet

Glaucidium capense (Photo from Flickr) Common name:African barred owlet (en); mocho-barrado (pt); chevêchette du Cap (fr); mochuelo de El Cabo (es); Kap-sperlingskauz (de)Taxonomy:Order StrigiformesFamily StrigidaeRange:This species is found from southern Somalia and eastern Kenya, through Tanzania and southern D.R. Congo, and into Angola and northern Namibia, Botswana, Mozambique and north-eastern South Africa.Size:These birds are 20-22…

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