Brubru

Nilaus afer Photo by Robert Erasmus (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:brubru (en); brubru (pt); brubru africain (fr); brubrú (es); brubruwürger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MalaconotidaeRange:This species is found in sub-Saharan Africa, from the Sahel down to northern South Africa, but is mostly absent from the lowland rainforests of the Congo river basin.Size:These birds are 12-15 cm long…

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Dusky myzomela

Myzomela obscura (Photo from Australia’s National Landscapes) Common name:dusky myzomela (en); melífago-sombrio (pt); myzomèle ombré (fr); mielero sombrío (es); rußhonigfresser (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily  MeliphagidaeRange:This species is found along the coasts of Queensland and the Northern territory, in Australia, and also along the southern coast of New Guinea and in the nearby islands of Aroe, North Maluku…

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Red goshawk

Erythrotriorchis radiatus Photo by Patrick Ingremeau (PBase) Common name:red goshawk (en); açor-vermelho (pt); autour rouge (fr); azor rojo (es); fuchshabicht (de)Taxonomy:Order FalconiformesFamily AccipitridaeRange:This species is endemic to Australia, being sparsely distributed in the northern and north-eastern parts of the country, from western Kimberley Division to north-eastern New South Wales. There are also some records in…

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Rufous-headed pygmy-tyrant

Pseudotriccus ruficeps Photo by Nick Athanas (Antpitta) Common name:rufous-headed pygmy-tyrant (en); piolhinho-ruivo (pt); tyranneau à tête rousse (fr); tiranuelo cabecirrojo (es); rotkopftyrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This species is found along the Andes mountain chain, from northern Colombia south to central Bolivia.Size:These birds are 11 cm long and weigh 7-9 g.Habitat:The rufous-headed pygmy-tyrant is mostly found in…

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Oriental bay-owl

Phodilus badius Photo by Peter Ericsson (Owl Pages) Common name:oriental bay-owl (en); coruja-da-baía-oriental (pt); phodile calong (fr); lechuza cornuda (es); maskeneule (de)Taxonomy:Order StrigiformesOrder TytonidaeRange:This species found in south-east Asia from Bangladesh and southern China down to the Indonesian islands of Borneo, Sumatra and Java. There was also a population in the island of Samar, in…

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White-ruffed manakin

Corapipo altera Photo by Larry Thompson (Discover Life) Common name:white-ruffed manakin (en); rendeira-de-garganta-branca (pt); manakin à fraise (fr); saltarín de barba blanca (es); weißkragenpipra (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PipridaeRange:This species is found from the eastern Honduras south to Colombia and western Venezuela.Size:These birds are 10 cm long and weigh 12-13 g.Habitat:The white-ruffed manakin is found in the…

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California gull

Larus californicus (Photo from Les Animaux du Monde) Common name:California gull (en); gaivota-da-Califórnia (pt); goéland de Californie (fr); gaviota californiana (es); Kaliforniermöwe (de)Taxonomy:Order CharadriiformesFamily LaridaeRange:This species breeds inland, from central Canada, in Alberta, Saskatchewan and the southern parts of the Northwest Territories, and through North Dakota, Wyoming and Idaho into Washington, Oregon, California and western…

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Icterine bulbul

Phyllastrephus icterinus Photo by Guillaume Passavy (Oiseaux) Common name:icterine bulbul (en); tuta-icterino (pt); bulbul ictérin (fr); bulbul icterino (es); zeisigbülbül (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PycnonotidaeRange:This species is found in West Africa, from southern Guinea and Sierra Leone to Ghana, and from southern Nigeria, though Cameroon and Gabon, and into Congo and D.R. Congo.Size:These birds are 16 cm…

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