Red-tailed black-cockatoo

Calyptorhynchus banksii Photo by Peter Strauss (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:red-tailed black-cockatoo (en);cacatua-negra-de-cauda-vermelha (pt); cacatoès banksien (fr); cacatúa colirroja (es); Banks-rabenkakadu (de)Taxonomy:Order PsittaciformesFamily CacatuidaeRange:This species is endemic to Australia. They are found in northern Australia from northern Western Australia to northern New South Wales, in south-western Victoria and south-eastern South Australia, and in south-western Western…

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Cape rock-thrush

Monticola rupestris Photo by Derek Keats (Wikipedia) Common name:Cape rock-thrush (en); melro-das-rochas-do-Cabo (pt); monticole rocar (fr); roquero de El Cabo (es); klippenrötel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TurdidaeRange:This species is found in southern and eastern South Africa, including Lesotho and Swaziland, and marginally into south-eastern Botswana and south-western Mozambique.Size:These birds are 21-22 cm long and weigh 60-64 g.Habitat:The…

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African scops-owl

Otus senegalensis Photo by Ruslou Koorts (Flickr) Common name:African scops-owl (en); mocho-d’orelhas-africano (pt); petit-duc africain (fr); autillo africano (es); Afrika-zwergohreule (de)Taxonomy:Order StrigiformesFamily StrigidaeRange:This species is found in sub-Saharan Africa, from southern Mauritania east to Eritrea and south to Namibia, Botswana, and northern and eastern South Africa. They are absent from the tropical forests of the…

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Black-capped white-eye

Zosterops atricapilla Photo by Lip Kee Yap (Wikipedia) Common name:black-capped white-eye (en); olho-branco-de-barrete-preto (pt); zostérops à calotte noire (fr); anteojitos capirotado (es); schwarzstirn-brillenvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Zosteropidae Range:This species is found along the mountains of western Sumatra and in central and north-eastern Borneo, both in Indonesia and Malaysia.Size:These birds are 9,5-10 cm long and weigh 8,5-11…

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