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Eudromias morinellus Photo by Peter Nielsen (Danmarks Fugle og Natur) Common name:Eurasian dotterel (en); borrelho-ruivo (pt); pluvier guignard (fr); chorlito carambolo (es); mornellregenpfeifer (de)Taxonomy:Order CharadriiformesFamily CharadriidaeRange:This species breeds patchily in the northernmost parts of Eurasia, from the northern British Isles, and through northern Scandinavia and northern Russia and as far east as western Alaska. They…
Bradypterus alishanensis Photo by Josep del Hoyo (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:Taiwan bush-warbler (en); felosa-dos-juncos-da-Formosa (pt); bouscarle de Taïwan (fr); zarzalero de Formosa (es); Taiwanbuschsänger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily SylviidaeRange:This species is endemic to Taiwan, being found in the central and eastern mountains of the island.Size:These birds are 13 cm long and weigh around 10 g.Habitat:The Taiwan…
Ocyceros birostris Photo by Sreya Dutta (Flickr) Common name:Indian grey hornbill (en); calau-cinzento-indiano (pt); calao de Gingi (fr); cálao gis indio (es); keilschwanztoko (de)Taxonomy:Order CoraciiformesFamily BucerotidaeRange:This species is found throughout most of India and northwards into north-eastern Pakistan, southern Nepal and north-western Bangladesh.Size:These birds are 50-60 cm long and weigh 240-375 g.Habitat:The Indian grey hornbill…
Donacospiza albifrons Photo by Cláudio Timm (Wikipedia) Common name:long-tailed reed-finch (en); tico-tico-do-banhado (pt); donacospize des marais (fr); cachilo canela (es); riedammerfink (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EmberizidaeRange:This species is found from south-eastern Brazil south to eastern Paraguay, Uruguay and north-eastern Argentina, and there is also a disjunct population in northern Bolivia.Size:These birds are 14-15 cm long and weigh…
Notharchus tectus Photo by Nick Athanas (Antpitta) Common name:greater pied puffbird (en); macuru-pintado (pt); tamatia pie (fr); buco pío (es); elsterfaulvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order GalbuliformesFamily BucconidaeRange:This species is found from southern Colombia, south to central Peru, and east to the Guyanas and into Brazil as far as Mato Grosso and Maranhão. Size:These birds are 14-17 cm long…
Strix varia (Photo from Wikipedia) Common name:barred owl (en); coruja-raiada (pt); chouette rayée (fr); cárabo norteamericano (es); streifenkauz (de)Taxonomy:Order StrigiformesFamily StrigidaeRange:This species is found in southern Canada and throughout the eastern United States, and also the in the western United States in north-western Montana and from Washington south to northern California. There are also isolated…
Coracina maxima Photo by Russel Jenkins (Bird Forum) Common name:ground cuckooshrike (en); lagarteiro-da-terra (pt); échenilleur terrestre (fr); oruguero terrestre (es); grundraupenfänger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily CampephagidaeRange:This species is endemic to Australia, being found throughout the Australian mainland, but especially in the interior.Size:These birds are 31-38 cm long and weigh 124-155 g.Habitat:The ground cuckooshrike is found in open,…
Turnix sylvaticus Photo by Jugal Tiwari (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:common buttonquail (en); toirão (pt); turnix d’Andalousie (fr); torillo andaluz (es); laufhühnchen (de)Taxonomy:Order GruiformesFamily TurnicidaeRange:This species is found in several disjunct areas. The subspecies T.s. sylvaticus is found in southern Spain and north-western Morocco, and the subspecies T.s. lepurana is found throughout most of sub-Saharan…
