Kaka

Nestor meridionalis Photo by Alcino Cunha (Wikipedia) Common name:kaka (en); kaka (pt); nestor superbe (fr); káka (es); kaka (de)Taxonomy:Order PsittaciformesFamily PsittacidaeRange:This species is endemic to New Zealand, having a very fragmented range both in South island and North Island.Size:The kaka is 40-45 cm long and weighs 390-560 g.Habitat:This species is mostly found in temperate forests,…

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Dark-eyed junco

Junco hyemalis (Photo by from Wikipedia) Common name:dark-eyed junco (en); junco-de-olho-escuro (pt); junco ardoisé (fr); junco ojioscuro (es); junko (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EmberizidaeRange:This species is found breeding throughout Canada, Alaska, the north-eastern united States and the western United States. The northern population migrate south to winter throughout the United States and northern Mexico.Size:These birds are 14-16 cm…

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Brown-crowned tchagra

Tchagra australis Photo by Troy Hibbitts (The Hibbitts) Common name:brown-crowned tchagra (en); picanço-assobiador-de-coroa-castanha (pt); tchagra à tête brune (fr); chagra coroniparda (es); dorntschagra (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MalaconotidaeRange:This species is found in sub-Saharan Africa, from Guinea and Sierra Leone to southern Sudan and Kenya, and south to Namibia, Botswana and northern South Africa. Within this region they are only absent form…

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Dusky grouse

Dendragapus obscurus Photo by Ian Maton (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:dusky grouse (en); tetraz-sombrio (pt); tétras sombre (fr); gallo de las Rocosas (es); felsengebirgshuhn (de)Taxonomy:Order GalliformesFamily TetraonidaeRange:This species is found in western North America, from south-eastern Alaska and the Northwest territories south to California, Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado.Size:These birds are 39-53 cm long and weigh…

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