Black-cheeked gnateater

Conopophaga melanops Photo by Luis Florit (Luis Adrián Florit’s Home Page) Common name: black-cheeked gnateater (en); cuspidor-de-máscara-preta (pt); conopophage à joues noire (fr); jejenero carinegro (es); rotscheitel-mückenfresser (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Conopophagidae Range: This South American species is endemic to the Atlantic forest habitats along the coast of Brazil, from Paraíba to Santa Catarina….

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Brown gerygone

Gerygone mouki Photo by David Cook (Flickr) Common name: brown gerygone (en); gerígono-castanho (pt); gérygone brune (fr); gerigón pardo (es); grauwangengerygone (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Acanthizidae Range: The brown gerygone is endemic to the eastern coast of Australia, from Queensland down to southern New South Wales. Size: These birds are 9-11 cm long and…

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Tawny owl

Strix aluco (Photo from IVN Vecht & Plassengebied) Common name: tawny owl (en); coruja-do-mato (pt); chouette hulotte (fr); cárabo cómun (es); waldkauz (de) Taxonomy: Order Strigiformes Family Strigidae Range: This species is found throughout continental Europe, from the Iberian Peninsula to southern Scandinavia. It is also found in Great Britain. It also occurs in Asian…

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Orange-breasted sunbird

Anthobaphes violacea Photo by Chris Perkins (Internet Bird Collection) Common name: orange-breasted sunbird (en); beija-flor-de-peito-laranja (pt); souïmanga orangé (fr); suimanga pechinaranja (es); goldbrust-nektarvogel (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Nectarinidae Range: This species is endemic to South Africa, only being found in the fynbos biome of the Western and Eastern Cape regions. Size: Orange-breasted sunbirds are…

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