Red-rumped parrot

Psephotus haematonotus Photo by Duncan McCaskill (Wikipedia) Common name:red-rumped parrot (en); piriquito-de-uropígio-vermelho (pt); perruche à croupion rouge (fr); perico dorsirrojo (es); singsittich (de)Taxonomy:Order PsittaciformesFamily PsittacidaeRange:This species is found in south-eastern Australia, in southern Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and eastern South Australia.Size:These birds are 26-28 cm long and weigh 55-85 g.Habitat:The red-rumped parrot is mostly…

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Blue-naped chlorophonia

Chlorophonia cyanea Photo by Dario Sanches (Wikipedia) Common name:blue-naped chlorophonia (en); gaturamo-bandeira (en); organiste à nuque bleue (fr); tangará bonito (es); grünorganist (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ThraupidaeRange:This South American species has a highly disjunct distribution, with three main areas of occurrence. One population is found in southern Venezuela, south-western Guyana and marginally into northern Brazil. A second…

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Large tree-finch

Camarhynchus psittacula Photo by Ruben Heleno (Charles Darwin Foundation) Common name:large tree-finch (en); tentilhão-de-Darwin-papagaio (pt); géospize psittacin (fr); pinzón de Darwin lorito (es); papageischnabel-Darwinfink (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EmberizidaeRange:This species is endemic to the Galapagos Islands, being found in Isabela, Santa Cruz, Santa Fé, Fernandina, Santiago, Floreana, Marchena, Pinta and Rábida. It is extinct on Pinzón.Size:These birds…

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Rufous woodpecker

Celeus brachyurus Photo by P.J. Vasanthan (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:rufous woodpecker (en); pica-pau-castanho (pt); pic brun (fr); carpintero rufo (es); rötelspecht (de) Taxonomy:Order PiciformesFamily PicidaeRange:This species is found in south-eastern Asia, from India and Nepal to south-eastern China and south to the Indonesian islands of Java, Sumatra and Borneo.Size:These birds are 21-25 cm long…

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