Great bustard

Otis tarda Common name: great bustard (en); abetarda-comum (pt); grande outarde (fr); avutarda común (es); großtrappe (de) Taxonomy: Order Gruiformes Family Otididae Range: The great bustard is found scattered across the temperate latitudes of Europe, northern Africa and Asia, breeding in Morocco, Portugal, Spain, Austria, Germany, Slovakia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova, Turkey, Iran, Russia, Ukraine,…

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Four-coloured bushshrike

Telophorus viridis Common name: four-coloured bushshrike (en); picanço-quadricolor (pt); gladiateur quadricolore (fr); bubú verde (es); vierfarbenwürger (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Malaconotidae Range: This African species occurs in two separate populations, one along the coast of Tanzania and Kenya and the other in Mozambique, eastern Zimbabwe and north-eastern South Africa. Size: These birds are 19…

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Rose robin

Petroica rosea Common name: rose robin (en); rouxinol-rosado (pt); miro rosé (fr); petroica rosada (es); rosenschnäpper (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Petroicidae Range: The rose robin is endemic to Australia, being found in the south-easternmost areas of the country, along the coast and Great Dividing Range from south-east Queensland down to Victoria. Size: These birds…

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African black oystercatcher

Haematopus moquini Common name: African black oystercatcher (en); ostraceiro-preto-africano (pt); huîtrier de Moquin (fr); ostrero negro africano (es); schwarzer austernfischer (de) Taxonomy: Order Charadriiformes Family Haematopodidae Range: This species is found along the coasts of southern Africa, from northern Namibia to the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. Size: These birds are 42-45 cm long….

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