Eurasian linnet

Carduelis cannabina Photo by Anne van der  Wal (Flickr) Common name:Eurasian linnet (en); pintarroxo-comum (pt); linotte mélodieuse (fr); pardillo común (es); bluthänfling (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FringillidaeRange:These birds are found throughout most of Europe, in North Africa, and into Asia as far as western Siberia, western China and northern Afghanistan.Size:Eurasian linnets are 13-14 cm long and have…

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South Georgia diving petrel

Pelecanoides georgicus Photo by Mike Danzenbaker (Mike Dazenbaker’s Bird Photography) Common name:South Georgia diving petrel (en); petrel-mergulhador-da-Geórgia-do-Sul (pt); puffinure de Géorgie du Sud (fr); potoyunco geórgico (es); breitschnabel-lummensturmvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order ProcellariiformesFamily PelecanoididaeRange:These birds breed in several sub-Antarctic islands, namely South Georgia in the Atlantic, Prince Edward, Crozet, Kerguelen, Heard and McDonald in the Indian Ocean, and Codfish…

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Magellanic tapaculo

Scytalopus magellanicus Photo by Jose Cañas (Flickriver) Common name:Magellanic tapaculo (en); tapaculo-de-Magalhães (pt); mérulaxe des Andes (fr); churrín del sur (es); Magellantapaculo (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily RhinocryptidaeRange:This South American species is found from central Chile and western Argentina, south to Tierra del Fuego.Size:These birds are 10-12 cm long and weigh 11-15 g.Habitat:Magellanic tapaculos are found in densely vegetated…

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Forty-spotted pardalote

Pardalotus quadragintus (Photo from Oz Animals) Common name:forty-spotted pardalote (en); pardalote-da-Tasmânia (pt); pardalote de Tasmanie (fr); pardalote tasmano (es); Tasmanpanthervogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PardalotidaeRange:This species is endemic to Tasmania, only being found along the south-eastern coast and in the offshore islands of Maria, Bruny and Flinders.Size:Forty-spotted pardalotes are 9-10 cm long and have a wingspan of…

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