Flammulated owl

Otus flammeolus Photo by Rick Bowers (Owl Pages) Common name:flammulated owl (en); mocho-flamado (pt); petit-duc nain (fr); autillo flamulado (es); Ponderosaeule (de)Taxonomy:Order StrigiformesFamily StrigidaeRange:This species breeds in mountain patches from southern British Columbia and Alberta, in Canada, across most of the western United States and into Mexico as far south as Oaxaca. Most populations migrate…

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White-breasted nuthatch

Sitta carolinensis (Photo from Wikipedia) Common name:white-breasted nuthatch (en); trepadeira-de-peito-branco (pt); sittelle à poitrine blanche (fr); trepador pechiblanco (es); Carolinakleiber (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily SittidaeRange:This species is found throughout most of the United States, as well as in southern Canada and in Mexico as far south as Oaxaca.Size:These birds are 13-15 cm long and have a wingspan…

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Red-tailed vanga

Calicalicus madagascariensis Photo by Dubi Shapiro (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:red-tailed vanga (en); vanga-de-cauda-ruiva (pt); calicalic malgache (fr); vanga colirrojo (es); rotschwanzvanga (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily VangidaeRange:This species is endemic to Madagascar, being found in the north of the country and along the eastern and western coasts.Size:These birds are 13,5-14 cm long and weigh 14-18 g.Habitat:The red-tailed…

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Common pheasant

Phasianus colchicus Photo by Gerard Blokhuis (Wikipedia) Common name:common phaesant (en); faisão (pt); faisan de Colchide (fr); faisán común (es); fasan (de)Taxonomy:Order GalliformesFamily PhasianidaeRange:These bird originate from Asia, from the Caucasus, through northern Iran into Kazakhstan and Afghanistan and Mongolia, and into eastern and southern China, Korea, and marginally into south-eastern Russia, Myanmar and Vietnam….

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White-browed tapaculo

Scytalopus superciliaris Photo by Freddy Burgos (Flickr) Common name:white-browed tapaculo (en); tapaculo-de-sobrolho-branco (pt); mérulaxe bridé (fr); churrín cejiblanco (es); weißbrauentapaculo (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily RhinocryptidaeRange:This species is found in the Andean slopes of north-western Argentina, north of La Rioja, and marginally across the border into southern Bolivia.Size:These birds are 10 cm long and weigh 16,5-19 g.Habitat:The white-browed…

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American woodcock

Scolopax minor Photo by Tim Flanigan (Northeast Regional Conservation Needs) Common name:American woodcock (en); galinhola-pequena (pt); bécasse d’Amérique (fr); agachadiza americana (es); Kanadaschnepfe (de)Taxonomy:Order CharadriiformesFamily ScolopacidaeRange:This species breeds in the eastern United States and south-eastern Canada, from southern Manitoba and North Dakota to southern Newfoundland and south to northern Florida and north-eastern Texas. The more…

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Spotted nutcracker

Nucifraga caryocatactes Photo by Fabrizio Moglia (Flickr) Common name:spotted nutcracker (en); quebra-nozes (pt); cassenoix moucheté (fr); cascanueces común (es); tannenhäher (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily CorvidaeRange:This species is found from eastern France and northern Italy east to northern Greece and north to southern Sweden and Finland, and throughout most of Russia into Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, northern Mongolia, north-eastern…

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Parkinson's petrel

Procellaria parkinsoni Photo by Ken Havard (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:Parkinson’s petrel (en); petrel-de-Parkinson (pt); puffin de Parkinson (fr); pardela de Parkinson (es); schwarzsturmvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order ProcellariiformesFamily ProcellariidaeRange:This species only breeds on Great and Little Barrier Islands, in New Zealand, but wander over the southern and central Pacific as far as the American coast from California…

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