Bay-capped wren-spinetail

Spartonoica maluroides Photo by Carlos Schwertner (Flickr) Common name:bay-capped wren-spinetail (en); boininha (pt); synallaxe des marais (fr); canastero enano (es); strichelrücken-dickichtschlüpfer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FurnariidaeRange:This South American species is found from the southernmost tip of Brazil, through Uruguay and into eastern a central Argentina.Size:These birds are 14 cm long and weigh 10-12 g.Habitat:The bay-capped wren-spinetail is mostly…

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South African shelduck

Tadorna cana Photo by Miriam Bauman (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:South African shelduck (en); pato-ferrugíneo-sul-africano (pt); tadorne à tête grise (fr); tarro sudafricano (es); graukopfkasarca (de)Taxonomy:Order AnseriformesFamily AnatidaeRange:This species is found throughout South Africa, in Namibia and in south-eastern Botswana.Size:These birds are 61-66 cm long and weigh 1-1,5 kg.Habitat:South African shelducks are found in shallow water…

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Chestnut-eared bunting

Emberiza fucata Photo by Josep del Hoyo (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:chestnut-eared bunting (en); escrevedeira-de-faces-castanhas (pt); bruant à oreillons (fr); escribano de capucha gris (es); graukopfammer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EmberizidaeRange:This Asian species is found breeding from the Himalayas, in northern Pakistan and India, through China and Mongolia, and into Korea and northern Japan. They migrate south to winter in…

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Magpie lark

Grallina cyanoleuca (Photo from Wikipedia) Common name:magpie lark (en); cotovia-bicolor (pt); gralline pie (fr); alondra urraca (es); drosselstelze (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily GrallinidaeRange:This species is found in Timor, southern New Guinea and throughout Australia, occasionally also in Tasmania.Size:These birds are 26-30 cm long and weigh 80-115 g.Habitat:Magpie larks are found in almost any available habitat within their range, with…

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