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Coenocorypha aucklandica Photo by Kirk Zufelt (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:Auckland snipe (en); narceja-austral-das-Auckland (pt); bécassine des Auckland (fr); chochita de las Auckland (es); Aucklandschnepfe (de)Taxonomy:Order CharadriiformesFamily ScolopacidaeRange:This species is endemic to New Zealand, where it is found on the Auckland Islands, the Antipodes Islands and Jacquemart Island in the Campbell Island group.Size:These birds are…
Drymophila malura Photo by Dario Sanches (Wikipedia) Common name: dusky-tailed antbird (en); choquinha-carijó (pt); grisin malure (fr); tiluchí estriado oriental (es); olivrücken-ameisenfänger (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Thamnophilidae Range: This species is found in south-eastern Brazil, from Minas Gerais south to northern Rio Grande do Sul, and into eastern Paraguay and extreme north-eastern Argentina. Size:…
Chlamydera cerviniventris Photo by Dick Daniels (Wikipedia) Common name:fawn-breasted bowerbird (en); jardineiro-de-peito-fulvo (pt); jardinier à poitrine fauve (fr); pergolero pechipardo (es); braunbauch-laubenvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PtilonorhynchidaeRange:This species is found in north-western and eastern New Guinea, and also in northern Queensland, Australia.Size:These birds are about 30 cm long. The males tend to be larger than females, weighing…
Pternistis erckelii Photo by Jim Denny (Flickr) Common name:Erckel’s francolin (en); francolim-de-Erckell (pt); francolin d’Erckel (fr); francolín de Erckel (es); Erckelfrankolin (de)Taxonomy:Order GalliformesFamily PhasianidaeRange:This species is found in Eritrea, northern Ethiopia and eastern Sudan.Size:These birds are 39-43 cm long and weigh 1.050-1.590 g.Habitat:The Erckel’s francolin is mostly found in high-altitude scrublands, favouring areas dominated by…
Monarcha cinerascens Photo by Joseph Monkhouse (Oriental Bird Images) Common name:island monarch (en); monarca-ilhéu (pt); monarque des ilês (fr); monarca isleño (es); graukopfmonarch (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Monarchidae Range:This species is found in the islands of eastern Indonesia, west of New Guinea, including Timor, Sulawesi, the Moluccas and the Lesser Sundas, and also on the islands off…
Cyanolyca pulchra Photo by Andrew Spencer (Facebook) Common name:beautiful jay (en); gaio-formoso (pt); geai superbe (fr); chara hermosa (es); schmuckhäher (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily CorvidaeRange:This species is found in the western slopes of the Andes, from central Colombia to northern Ecuador.Size:These birds are about 27 cm long.Habitat:The beautiful jay is found in subtropical rainforests, favouring areas with…
Clangula hyemalis Photo by Wolfgang Wander (Wikipedia) Common name:long-tailed duck (en); pato-de-cauda-afilada (pt); harelde kakawi (fr); pato havelda (es); eisente (de)Taxonomy:Order AnseriformesFamily AnatidaeRange:This species breeds in northernmost latitudes of Eurasia and North America, from Iceland, Scandinavia and the Baltic, throughout northern Russia, and into Alaska, northern Canada and western and southern Greenland. They migrate south…
Leptopoecile sophiae Photo by Andrey Kovalenko (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:white-browed tit-warbler (en); chapim-de-Sophie (pt); mésange de Sophie (fr); carbonerito de Sophie (es); purpurhähnchen (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily SylviidaeRange:This species is found in central China and along the Himalayas mountain range into north-western China, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and marginally into northern India, Pakistan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan.Size:These birds are…
