Tail-banded hornero

Furnarius figulus Photo by Celi Aurora (Flickr) Common name: tail-banded hornero (en); casaca-de-couro-da-lama (pt); fournier bridé (fr); hornero colibandeado (es); schwarzspitzentöpfer (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Furnariidae Range: This species is endemic to Brazil. There are 2 distinct populations, one in eastern Brazil from Maranhão to south Bahia and extending into Espírito Santo, and another…

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Mauritius parakeet

Psittacula eques Photo by Dennis Hansen (Talking Naturally) Common name: Mauritius parakeet (en); periquito-de-colar-das-Mauricias (pt); perruche de Maurice (fr); cotorra de Mauricio (es); Mauritiussittich (de) Taxonomy: Order Psittaciformes Family Psittacidae Range: This species survives only in south-west Mauricius, in the Indian Ocean, after becoming extinct on the island of Réunion. Size: These birds are 35-42…

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Brazilian tanager

Ramphocelus bresilius Photo by Cláudio Márcio (Flickr) Common name: Brazilian tanager (en); tiê-sangue (pt); tangará du Brésil (fr); fueguero escarlata (es); purpurtangare (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Thraupidae Range: The Brazilian tanager is endemic to the east coast of Brazil from Paraíba to Santa Catarina. Size: These birds are 19 cm long and weigh 31…

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White-breasted cuckooshrike

Coracina pectoralis Photo by Warwick Tarboton (Warwik Tarboton) Common name: white-breasted cuckooshrike (en); lagarteiro-cinzento-e-branco (pt); échenilleur à ventre blanc (fr); oruguero de pecho blanco (es); weißbrust-raupenfänger (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Campephagidae Range: This species is patchily distributed across sub-Saharan Africa, occurring along the Sahel belt, from West to East Africa. It also has a…

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