African pied wagtail

Motacilla aguimp Photo by Ken Havard (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:African pied wagtail (en); alvéola-preta-e-branca (pt); bergeronnette pie (fr); lavandera africana (es); witwenstelze (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MotacillidaeRange:This species is found throughout most of sub-Saharan Africa, from Guinea to Ethiopia and south to South Africa, as well as along the Nile valley north to southern Egypt. They…

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Olivaceous thornbill

Chalcostigma olivaceum Photo by Steve Arlow (Neotropical Birds) Common name:olivaceous thornbill (en); colibri-oliváceo (pt); métallure olivâtre (fr); colibrí oliváceo (es); braunes glanzschwänzchen (de)Taxonomy:Order ApodiformesFamily TrochilidaeRange:This species is patchily distributed along the high Andes of southern Peru and northern Bolivia, from the Cordillera Blanca south to La Paz.Size:These birds are 12-15 cm long and weigh 6,5-9…

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Canyon wren

Catherpes mexicanus Photo by Waldemar Sikorski (Photography on the Net) Common name:canyon wren (en); carriça-dos-desfiladeiros (pt); troglodyte des canyons (fr); cucarachero barranquero (es); schluchtenzaunkönig (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TroglodytidaeRange:This species is western North America, from British Columbia to Minnesota and South Dakota and south to Mexico as far as Chiapas.Size:These birds are 11-15 cm long and have…

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Malia

Malia grata Photo by Rob Hutchinson (Oriental Bird Images) Common name:malia (en); malia (pt); malia des Célèbes (fr); timalí malia (es); mooswaldtimalie (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TimaliidaeRange:This species indemic to the island of Sulawesi, in Indonesia, being restricted to the mountain forests located inland.Size:These birds are 28-29 cm long.Habitat:The malia is only found in primary mountain rainforests,…

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