Hill blue-flycatcher

Cyornis banyumas Photo by P. Supat (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:hill blue-flycatcher (en); papa-moscas-das-colinas (pt); gobemouche des collines (fr); papamoscas de Banyumas (es); bergblauschnäpper (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MuscicapidaeRange:This species is found in south-east Asia, from the eastern Himalayas in north-eastern India, through southern China and Myanmar, and into northern Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia and the Indonesian islands…

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Rattling cisticola

Cisticola chiniana (Photo from Internet Bird Collection) Common name:rattling cisticola (en); fuinha-chocalheira (pt); cisticole grinçante (fr); cistícola cascabel (es); rotscheitel-zistenänger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily CisticolidaeRange:This species is found in sub-Saharan Africa, from Ethiopia south to D.R. Congo, Tanzania, Angola, Zambia and Mozambique, and into northern Namibia, Botswana and north-eastern South Africa.Size:These birds are 12-15 cm long and…

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Rock shag

Phalacrocorax magellanicus Photo by Nick Athanas (Antpitta) Common name:rock shag (en); corvo-marinho-das-rochas (pt); cormoran de Magellan (fr); cormorán cuello negro (es); felsenscharbe (de) Taxonomy:Order PelecaniformesFamily Phalacrocoracidae  Range:This species breeds along the coasts of southern South America, in Tierra del Fuego and the Falkland Islands. During winter they range north as far as the coasts of…

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White-spotted flufftail

Sarothrura pulchra Photo by Dave Curtis (Flickr) Common name:white-spotted flufftail (en); frango-d’água-pintado (pt); râle perlé (fr); polluela pulcra (es); perlenralle (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily RallidaeRange:This species is found is western and central Africa, from Senegal and The Gambia, along the coast of West Africa to Nigeria and then eastwards as far as western Kenya and south wards…

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