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Dicrurus adsimilis Photo by Dirk Daniels (Wikipedia) Common name:fork-tailed drongo (en); drongo-de-cauda-furcada (pt); drongo brillant (fr); drongo ahorquillado (es); trauerdrongo (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily DicruridaeRange:This species is found throughout sub-Saharan Africa, only being absent from extremely arid areas.Size:These birds are 25 cm long and weigh 40-50 g.Habitat:Fork-tailed drongos are mostly found in dry savannas and riverine woodlands, but…
Scopus umbretta Photo by Joachim Huber (Wikipedia) Common name:hamerkop (en); ave-martelo (pt); ombrette africaine (fr); ave martillo (es); hammerkopf (de)Taxonomy:Order CiconiiformesFamily ScopidaeRange:This species is found throughout sub-Saharan Africa, including Madagascar, as well as along the south-western coast of the Arabian Peninsula.Size:The hamerkop is 55-60 cm long and weighs 400-470 g.Habitat:These birds are found in any wetland…
Melanerpes formicivorus Photo by Steve Ryan (Wikipedia) Common name:acorn woodpecker (en); pica-pau-das-bolotas (pt); pic glandivore (fr); carpintero bellotero (es); eichelspecht (de)Taxonomy:Order PiciformesFamily PicidaeRange:This species is found from north- western Oregon and California, in the United States, through western Mexico and across Central America down to northern Colombia.Size:These birds are 19-24 cm long and have a…
Burhinus oedicnemus Photo by Aeschlimann Ruedi (Schweizerische Vogelwarte) Common name:stone-curlew (en); alcaravão (pt); œdicnème criard (fr); alcaraván (es); triel (de)Taxonomy:Order CharadriiformesFamily BurhinidaeRange:This species is found breeding in southern Europe, from Portugal and Spain to southern England, through Italy and the Balkans, around the Black Sea and into the Caucasus and southern Russia. They also breed…
