Ochre-breasted antpitta

Grallaricula flavirostris Photo by Scott Olmstead (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:ochre-breasted antpitta (en); tovaca-ocre (pt); grallaire ocrée (fr); tororoi piquigualdo (es); ockerbrust-ameisenpitta (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FormicariidaeRange:This species is found along the Pacific slopes of Central and South America, from Nicaragua down to Bolivia.Size:These birds are 10 cm long and weigh 16 g.Habitat:Ochre-breasted antpittas are found in tropical and sub-tropical…

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Short-tailed pipit

Anthus brachyurus Photo by Hugh Chittenden (Biodiversity Explorer) Common name:short-tailed pipit (en); petinha-rabicurta (pt); pipit à queue courte (fr); bisbita colicorto (es); kurzschwanzpieper (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MotacillidaeRange:This African species is found from Gabon, through Congo, D.R. Congo and north-eastern Angola, and into Zambia. There are also separate populations in Tanzania, Uganda, Mozambique and South Africa.Size:These birds are 12 cm…

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Red-cockaded woodpecker

Picoides borealis Photo by Matthew Hacker (Wikipedia) Common name:red-cockaded woodpecker (en); pica-pau-de-faces-brancas (pt); pic à face blanche (fr); pico de Florida (es); kokardenspecht (de)Taxonomy:Order PiciformesFamily PicidaeRange:This species is endemic to the Unites States, with scattered populations being found in the south-eastern parts of the country, especially in Florida and South Carolina but as far north as…

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White-starred robin

Pogonocichla stellata Photo by Alan Manson (Wikipedia) Common name:white-starred robin (en); pisco-estrelado (pt); rougegorge étoilé (fr); ruiseñor estrellado (es); sternrötel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MuscicapidaeRange:This species is patchily distributed across eastern Africa, from southern Sudan down to South Africa.Size:This species is 15-16 cm long and weighs 18-25 g.Habitat:The white-starred robin is mostly found in moist evergreen mountain forests with…

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