Band-tailed pigeon

Columba fasciata Common name: band-tailed pigeon (en); pombo-de-cauda-barreada (pt); pigeon à queue barrée (fr); paloma torcaza (es); schuppenhalstaube (de) Taxonomy: Order Columbiformes Family Columbidae Range: This American species is found breeding for British Columbia, in Canada, trough the western parts of the United States, always west of the Rocky mountains, into Central America, and through…

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Southern pied-babbler

Turdoides bicolor Common name: southern pied-babbler (en); zaragateiro-meridional (pt); cratérope bicolore (fr); turdoide bicolor (es); elsterdroßling (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Timaliidae Range: This African species is only found in northern Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and northern South Africa. Size: Southern pied-babblers are 23-26 cm long and weigh 75-95 g. Habitat: They are found in arid…

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Royal sunangel

Heliangelus regalis Photo by Nick Athanas (Antpitta) Common name: royal sunangel (en); beija-flor-real (pt); héliange royal (fr); colibrí real (es); blaue sonnennymphe (de) Taxonomy: Order Apodiformes Family Trochilidae Range: This species is only found in northern Peru, in Cordillera Azul, Cordillera de Colán and Cordillera del Cóndor. Size: They are 11-12 cm long and weigh…

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Superb lyrebird

Menura novaehollandia Common name: superb lyrebird (en); pássaro-lira-soberbo (pt); Mérure superbe (fr); ave-lira soberbia (es); graurücken-leierschwanz (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Menuridae Range: These birds are native of south-eastern Australia, being found from southern Victoria to south-eastern Queensland. They were introduced to southern Tasmania. Size: The superb lyrebird is 80-100 cm long and weighs 975…

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