Black-and-white tanager

Conothraupis speculigera Photo by Nick Athanas (Antpitta) Common name:black-and-white tanager (en); tiê-preto-e-branco (pt); tangara à miroir blanc (fr); tangara albinegra (es); spiegeltangare (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ThraupidaeRange:This species breeds in the western slope of the Andes in south-western Ecuador and north-western Peru. They migrate east to winter on the eastern slopes of the Andes in Peruvian Amazonia…

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African olive-pigeon

Columba arquatrix Photo by Adam Riley (Stellenbosch Birds) Common name:African olive-pigeon (en); pombo-d’olho-amarelo (pt); pigeon rameron (fr); paloma ojigualda (es); oliventaube (de)Taxonomy:Order ColumbiformesFamily ColumbidaeRange:This African species is patchily distributed from Ethiopia, through Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Mozambique into eastern and southern South Africa, and through Zambia and southern D.R. Congo into Angola.Size:These birds are 37-42…

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White-plumed antbird

Pithys albifrons Photo by Vincent Rufray (GEPOG) Common name:white-plumed antbird (en); papa-formiga-de-topete (pt); fourmilier manikup (fr); hormiguero cuerniblanco (es); weißgesicht-ameisenvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ThamnophilidaeRange:This species is found from southern Venezuela, Colombia and the Guyanas, south to northern Brazil, north of the Amazon river, and along the eastern slopes of the Andes down to southern Peru.Size:These birds…

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Aztec thrush

Ridgwayia pinicola Photo by Chris West (Arizona Field Ornithologists) Common name:Aztec thrush (en); tordo-asteca (pt); grive aztèque (fr); zorzal azteca (es); Aztekendrossel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TurdidaeRange:This species is endemic to Mexico, being found in the western and central parts of the country from Sonora to Oaxaca. Occasionally, vagrant birds may wander into the southern United States.Size:These…

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Emerald toucanet

Aulacorhynchus prasinus Photo by Larry Thompson (Discover Life) Common name:emerald toucanet (en); tucaninho-de-nariz-amarelo (pt); toucanet émeraude (fr); tucán esmeralda (es); laucharassari (de)Taxonomy:Order PiciformesFamily RamphastidaeRange:This species is found from southern Mexico down to north-western Venezuela and Colombia, and south along the Andes to central Bolivia.Size:These birds are 29-38 cm long and weigh 120-240 g.Habitat:The emerald toucanet…

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Grey-capped warbler

Eminia lepida Photo by Antti Seelaff (Flickr) Common name:grey-capped warbler (en); fuinha-de-barrete-cinzento (pt); éminie à calotte grise (fr); eminia (es); eminie (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily CisticolidaeRange:This African species is found from southern South Sudan and extreme north-eastern D.R.Congo, through Uganda and south-western Kenya, and into Burundi, Rwanda and northern Tanzania.Size:These birds are 13-14 cm long and weigh…

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Madagascar partridge

Margaroperdix madagascariensis (Photo from Pinterest) Common name:Madagascar partridge (en); perdiz-de-Madagáscar (pt); perdrix de Madagascar (fr); perdiz malgache (es); perlwachtel (de)Taxonomy:Order GalliformesFamily PhasianidaeRange:This species is endemic to Madagascar, being found throughout the country with the exception of the south-western coast. It has also been introduced to Réunion and Mauritius.Size:These birds are 24-28 cm long and weigh…

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Island canary

Serinus canaria (Photo from Flickr) Common name:island canary (en); canário-da-terra (pt); serin des Canaries (fr); canario silvestre (es); kanarengirlitz (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FringillidaeRange:This species is native of the north-eastern Atlantic archipelagos of Madeira, Azores and the Canary islands. It has also been introduced to Bermuda, Puerto Rico and the Hawaiian Islands, and the domestic form is…

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