Grounscraper thrush

Psophocichla litsitsirupa Photo by Ian White (Flickr) Common name:groundscraper thrush (en); tordo-de-peito-malhado (pt); merle litsitsipura (fr); zorzal litsitsirupa (es); akaziendrossel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TurdidaeRange:This species occurs in two separate areas in Africa. The subspecies P.l. simensis is only found in the highlands of Ethiopia and Eritrea, while three other subspecies occur from Tanzania, southern D.R. Congo…

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European bee-eater

Merops apiaster Photo by Pierre Dalous (Wikipedia) Common name:European bee-eater (en); abelharuco-comum (pt); guêpier d’Europe (fr); abejaruco europeo (es); bienenfresser (de)Taxonomy:Order CoraciiformesFamily MeropidaeRange:This species breeds in southern Europe, from Portugal to northern France and east to the Ukraine and Turkey, and into south-western Asia through Israel, Iraq and Iran, into south-western Russia, Kazakhstan and Afghanistan….

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Little friarbird

Philemon citreogularis Photo by Jeremy Ringma (Flickr) Common name:little friarbird (en); frade-de-garganta-amarela (pt); polochion à menton jaune (fr); filemón goligualdo (es); glattstirn-lederkopf (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MeliphagidaeRange:This species is found in eastern and northern Australia, as well as in southern New Guinea.Size:These birds are 25-29 cm long and weigh 48-84 g.Habitat:The little friarbird is mostly found in…

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Collared flycatcher

Ficedula albicollis Photo by Andrej Chudy (Flickr) Common name:collared flycatcher (en); papa-moscas-de-colar (pt); gobemouche à collier (fr); papamoscas collarino (es); halsbandschnäpper (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MuscicapidaeRange:This species breeds in eastern Europe, as far west as north-eastern France and Italy, as far north as Lithuania and Belarus, and south to Bulgaria and east into near Russia as far…

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