Spectacled warbler

Sylvia conspicillata Photo by J. Sagardía (Birding in Lanzarote) Common name: spectacled warbler (en); toutinegra-tomilheira (pt); fauvette à lunettes (fr); curruca tomillera (es); brillengrasmücke (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Sylviidae Range: This species is mostly found around the Mediterranean basin, from Portugal, Spain and Morocco in the west, through France, Italy and Libya, and into…

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Barnacle goose

Branta leucopsis (Photo from Like a Rushing Wind) Common name: barnacle goose (en); ganso-de-faces-brancas (pt); bernache nonnette (fr); barnacla cariblanco (es); weißwangengans (de) Taxonomy: Order Anseriformes Family Anatidae Range: This species is found in the eastern North Atlantic basin, with three distinct population with different breeding and wintering areas. The birds breeding in eastern Greenland…

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Blue ground-dove

Claravis pretiosa Photo by Arthur Grosset (Arthur Grosset’s Birds) Common name: blue ground-dove (en); juriti-azul (pt); colombe bleutée (fr); tortolita azulada (es); blautäubchen (de) Taxonomy: Order Columbiformes Family Columbidae Range: This species is found in the Americas, from Mexico south to northwestern Peru and, east of the Andes, south to northern Argentina. Size: The blue…

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Black cuckooshrike

Campephaga flava Photo by Loutjie Steenberg (Internet Bird Collection) Common name: black cuckooshrike (en); lagarteiro-preto (pt); échenilleur à épaulettes jaunes (fr); oruguero negro africano (es); kuckuckswürger (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Campephagidae Range: This African species occurs south of the equator from southern Sudan, Kenya and the D.R. Congo down to southern Africa. Size: The…

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