Rufous owl

Ninox rufa (Photo from Internet Bird Collection) Common name:rufous owl (en); coruja-ruiva (pt); ninoxe rousse (fr); nínox rojizo (es); rostkauz (de)Taxonomy:Order StrigiformesFamily StrigidaeRange:This species is found in northern Australia, New Guinea and the Aru Islands.Size:These birds are 46-57 cm long and have a wingspan of 100-120 cm. Females tend to be smaller than male, weighing 700-1.050 g…

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Spotless starling

Sturnus unicolor Photo by Celestino Costa (Flickriver) Common name:spotless starling (en); estorninho-preto (pt); étourneau unicolore (fr); estornino negro (es); einfarbstar (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily SturnidaeRange:This species is found in south-western Europe, in Portugal, Spain, France and in the islands of Sicily, Sardinia and Corsica. It is also found in north-west Africa, in Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia.Size:These birds…

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Laysan duck

Anas laysanensis Photo by Melinda Webster (Melinda Annie’s Website) Common name:Laysan duck (en); pato-de-Laysan (pt); canard de Laysan (fr); ánade de Laysan (es); Laysanente (de)Taxonomy:Order AnseriformesFamily AnatidaeRange:This species is endemic to the island of Laysan, in the Hawaii archipelago.Size:These birds are 40-42 cm long and weigh up to 400 g.Habitat:Laysan ducks use all habitats in the island…

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Yellow-billed grosbeak

Eophona migratoria Photo by Tim Edelsten (Birds Korea) Common name:yellow-billed grosbeak (en); bico-grossudo-chinês (pt); gros-bec migrateur (fr); pepitero de cola negra (es); weißhand-Kernbeißer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FringillidaeRange:These birds breed in south-eastern Russia, Korea, Mongolia and eastern China, and migrate south to winter in southern China and Taiwan, in Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam and Thailand.Size:The yellow-billed grosbeak is 16-18 cm…

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