Wompoo fruit-dove

Megaloprepia magnifica (Photo from FollowPics) Common name:wompoo fruit-dove (en); pombo-da-fruta-magnífico (pt); ptilope magnifique (fr); tilopo magnífico (es); langschwanz-fruchttaube (de)Taxonomy:Order ColumbiformesFamily ColumbidaeRange:This species is found throughout New Guina and along the north-eastern coast of Australia from Cape york in northern Queensland to Sidney in New South Wales.Size:These birds are 29-45 cm long and weigh 250-500 g.Habitat:The…

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Slaty-backed chat-tyrant

Ochthoeca cinnamomeiventris Photo by Nick Athanas (Antpitta) Common name:slaty-backed chat-tyrant (en); pitajo-negro (pt); pitajo noir (fr); pitajo negro (es); schiefermantel-schmätzertyrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This species is found along the Andes mountain range, from western Venezuela south to central Bolivia.Size:These birds are 12-13 cm long and weigh 12 g.Habitat:The slaty-backed chat-tyrant is mostly found in dense vegetation…

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Eyebrowed wren-babbler

Napothera epilepidota Photo by David Lai (Oriental Bird Images) Common name:eyebrowed wren-babbler (en); zaragateiro-pequeno-de-sobrancelha (pt); petite turdinule (fr); ratina cejuda (es); streifenbrusttimalie (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TimaliidaeRange:This species is found from southern China, Bangladesh and extreme north-eastern India, through Indochina and into the Indonesian islands of Java, Sumatra and Borneo.Size:These birds are 10-11 cm long.Habitat:The eyebrowed wren-babbler…

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Great shearwater

Ardenna gravis Photo by Alejandro Torés (Seabirds Galicia) Common name:great shearwater (en); pardela-de-barrete (pt); puffin majeur (fr); pardela capirotada (es); großer sturmtaucher (de)Taxonomy:Order ProcellariiformesFamily ProcellariidaeRange:This species only breeds on Nightingale Island, Inaccessible Island and Gough island in the Tristan da Cunha archipelago, and on Kidney Island in the Falklands. Outside the breeding season they migrate…

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