White woodpecker

 Melanerpes candidus Photo by Dario Sanches (Wikipedia) Common name: white woodpecker (en); pica-pau-branco (pt); pic dominicain (fr); carpintero blanco (es); weißspecht (de) Taxonomy: Order Piciformes Family Picidae Range: This South American species is found from French Guyana, in the north, through most of Brazil and into southern Peru, Bolivia and northern Argentina. Size: These birds…

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Grasshopper sparrow

Ammodramus savannarum Photo by Raymond Barlow (Lee’s Birdwatching Adventures) Common name:grasshopper sparrow (en); escrevedeira-dos-gafanhotos (pt); bruant sauterelle (fr); sabanero chapulín (es); heuschreckenammer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Emberizidae Range:This species breeds in most of the United States and in southern Canada. There are also some breeding populations in Central America, Colombia and the Caribbean. The more northern population…

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Tambourine dove

Turtur tympanistria (Photo from Tokin Birds) Common name:tambourine dove (en); rola-de-papo-branco (pt); tourtelette tambourette (fr); palomita tamborilera (es); tamburintäubchen (de)Taxonomy:Order Columbiformes Family ColumbidaeRange:This species is found in sub-Saharan Africa, from Senegal to Ethiopia, south to Angola, Zambia and Tanzania, and through Mozambique down to eastern and southern South Africa.Size:These birds are 22-23 cm long and…

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Asian brown flycatcher

Muscicapa dauurica Photo by Aurélien Audevard (Korea Birds) Common name:Asian brown flycatcher (en); papa-moscas-pardo (pt); gobemouche brun (fr); papamoscas castaño (es); braunschnäpper (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Muscicapidae Range:These birds are found breeding in south-eastern Russia, Mongolia, northern China, Korea, Japan and also in the Himalayas, India, Thailand and Vietnam. Some population migrate south to winter in south-east…

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