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Leptosomus discolor Photo by Alberto Rios (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:cuckoo roller (en); rolieiro-courol (pt); courol vouroudriou (fr); carraca curol (es); kurol (de)Taxonomy:Order CoraciiformesFamily LeptosomidaeRange:This species is only found in Madagascar and the Comoros islands.Size:These birds are 38-50 cm long and weigh 190-270 g.Habitat:The cuckoo roller is mostly found in moist forests and woodlands, but…
Eremophila alpestris Photo by R. Gilbert (Costal Sand Ecosystems) Common name:horner lark (en); cotovia-cornuda (pt); alouette hausse-col (fr); alondra cornuda (es); ohrenlerche (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily AlaudidaeRange:This species is widely distributed in the northern hemisphere, being found throughout North America, northern Europe and central and northern Asia. there are also some smaller populations in the mountains of…
Dromas ardeola Photo by Tarique Sani (Encyclopedia of Life) Common name:crab plover (en); caranguejeiro (pt); drome ardéole (fr); chorlito cangrejero (es); reiherläufer (de)Taxonomy:Order CharadriiformesFamily DromadidaeRange:This species breeds on the coasts and islands of Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Eritrea, Oman, Abu Dhabi and Iran. They winter along the coasts of the India Ocean, as far south as South…
Cariama cristata Photo by José Fonseca (Wikipedia) Common name:red-legged seriema (en); seriema (pt); cariama huppé (fr); chuña de patas rojas (es); rotfußseriema (de)Taxonomy:Order GruiformesFamily CariamidaeRange:These birds are found in southern Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay and northern Argentina.Size:The red-legged seriema is 75-90 cm long and weighs up to 1,5 kg.Habitat:They are mostly found in dry savannas, pastures,…
