Seychelles blue-pigeon

Alectroenas pulcherrimus Photo by Conrad Savy (iNaturalist) Common name:Seychelles blue-pigeon (en); pombo-azul-das-Seychelles (pt); founingo rougecap (fr);  paloma azul de Seychelles (es); warzenfruchttaube (de)Taxonomy:Order ColumbiformesFamily ColumbidaeRange:This species is endemic to the Seychelles archipelago, in the Indian Ocean, being found on the islands of Praslin, La Digue, Mahé, North, Silhouette, Frigate, Curieuse, Denis, Aride and Bird. It…

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Swamp greenbul

Thescelocichla leucopleura Photo by Chris Perkins (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:swamp greenbul (en); tuta-da-ráfia (pt); bulbul des raphias (fr); bulbul de las rafias (es); raphiabülbül (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PycnonotidaeRange:This species is found from Senegal, along the coast of West Africa into southern Nigeria, Cameroon and Gabon, and eastwards into Congo and D.R. Congo, and marginally into…

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Madagascar scops-owl

Otus rutilus Photo by Paolo Tibaldeschi (WWF-Bloggen Var Verden) Common name:Madagascar scops-owl (en); mocho-d’orelhas-de-Madagáscar (pt); petit-duc malgache (fr); autillo malgache (es); Madagaskar-zwergohreule (de)Taxonomy:Order StrigiformesFamily StrigidaeRange:This species is endemic to Madagascar, being found throughout the island.Size:These birds are 19-24 cm long and have a wingspan of 50-55 cm. Females are larger than males, weighing 112-120 g…

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Red-fronted serin

Serinus pusillus Photo by Giorgi Rajebashvili (Georgian Biodiversity Database) Common name:fire-fronted serin (en); chamariz-de-testa-vermelha (pt); serin à front d’or (fr); verdecillo de frente roja (es); rotstirngirlitz (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FringillidaeRange:This species is found from Turkey and Jordan, through the Caucasus and Iran, and into central Asia as far east as Xinjiang in north-western China, and the…

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Fernando Po oliveback

Nesocharis shelleyi Photo by Krzysztof Blachowiak (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:Fernando Po oliveback (en); olivinha-de-rabo-curto (pt); dos-vert à tête noire (fr); olivino carinegro (es); meisenastrild (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EstrildidaeRange:This species is found in north-western Cameroon, including Bioko Island, and marginally into south-eastern Nigeria.Size:These birds are 8 cm long and weigh 7-9 g.Habitat:The Fernando Po oliveback is…

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Reddish hermit

Phaethornis ruber Photo by João Quental (Flickr) Common name:reddish hermit (en); rabo-branco-rubro (pt); ermite roussâtre (fr); ermitaño rojizo (es); roter zwergschattenkolibri (de)Taxonomy:Order ApodiformesFamily TrochilidaeRange:This species is found in northern South America, east of the Andes, from southern and eastern Colombia east to Suriname and eastern Brazil, and south to central Bolivia and Mato Grosso, Goiás…

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Kashmir flycatcher

Ficedula subrubra Photo by Juhasz Tibor (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:Kashmir flycatcher (en); papa-moscas-de-Caxemira (pt); gobemouche du Cachemire (fr); papamoscas de Cachemira (es); Kaschmir-fliegenschnäpper (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MuscicapidaeRange:This species breeds in the Kashmir region, in the north-western Himalayas, particularly in the Neelum Valley and Kaz-i-nag range in Pakistan, and in the Pir Panjal range in India….

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Silvered antbird

Sclateria naevia Photo by Lou Hegedus (Mango Verde) Common name:silvered antbird (en); papa-formigas-do-igarapé (pt); alapi paludicole (fr); hormiguero plateado (es); mangroveameisenvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ThamnophilidaeRange:This species is found in northern South America, east of the Andes, from central Colombia east to Suriname and south to Bolivia, and to Mato Grosso and Maranhão, in Brazil.Size:These birds are…

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