Saddleback

Philesturnus carunculatus Photo by Paddy Ryan (Ryan Photographic) Common name: saddleback (en); tieque (pt); créadion rounoir (fr); tieke (es); sattelvogel (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Callaeidae Range: The saddleback is endemic to New Zealand, and was once widespread over the North and South Islands, and some offshore islands, but by the early 1900s, was extinct…

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Indian robin

Saxicoloides fulicatus Photo by J.M. Garg (Wikipedia) Common name: Indian robin (en); pisco-da-India (pt); pseudotraquet indien (fr); tarabilla terrestre (es); strauchschmätzer (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Muscicapidae Range: This Asian species is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal,Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. Size: These birds are 12-14 cm long and weigh 16-17 g. Habitat: These birds…

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Eastern screech owl

Megascops asio Photo by Wolfgang Wander (Wikipedia) Common name: eastern screech owl (en); mocho-americano-oriental (pt); petit-duc maculé (fr); autillo yanqui (es); ost-kreischeule (de) Taxonomy: Order Strigiformes Family Strigidae Range: This species is found through the eastern United States, also marginally across the border into southern Canada and south to north-east Mexico. Size: The eastern screech…

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Rufous hornero

Furnarius rufus Photo by Dario Sanches (Flickr) Common name: rufous hornero (en); joão-de-barro (pt); fournier roux (fr); hornero cómun (es); rosttöpfer (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Furnariidae Range: This South American species is found in Bolivia, much of southern Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and northern and central Argentina. Size: The rufous hornero is 18-20 cm long…

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