Grey fantail

Rhipidura fuliginosa Common name: grey fantail (en); cauda-de-leque-cinzento (pt); rhipidure gris (fr); abanico gris (es); graufächerschwanz (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Rhipiduridae Range: Grey fantails are found throughout Australia and Tasmania, in New Zealand, New Guinea, the Solomon islands, Vanuatu and New Caledonia. Size: These birds are 14-16 cm long and weigh 9 g. Habitat:…

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Fawn-coloured lark

Mirafra africanoides (Photo from Bird Forum) Common name: fawn-coloured lark (en); cotovia-cor-d’areia (pt); alouette fauve (fr); alondra leonada (es); steppenlerche (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Alaudidae Range: This African species is found in two distinct populations. The southern population is found from north-central South Africa to Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique, marginally extending into Zambia…

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Mountain quail

Oreortyx pictus Common name: mountain quail (en); codorniz-da-montanha (pt); colin des montagne (fr); codorniz picta (es); bergwachtel (de) Taxonomy: Order Galliformes Family Odontophoridae Range: This species is found along the Pacific coast of North America, from Oregon to California, in the United States, and down to Baja California in Mexico. Size: Mountain quails are 26-28…

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Red-billed scythebill

Campylorhamphus trochilirostris Common name: red-billed scythebill (en); arapaçu-beija-flor (pt); grimpar à bec rouge (fr); picoguadaña piquirrojo (es); rotrücken-sensenschnabel (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Furnariidae Range: These South American birds are found from Panama and Venezuela, through Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, and into western Brazil, Paraguay and northern Argentina. Size: This large woodcreeper is 24-28 cm…

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