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Aplopelia larvata Photo by Dirk Daniels (Wikipedia) Common name:African lemon dove (en); rola-canela (pt); pigeon à masque blanc (fr); paloma de cara pálida (es); zimttaube (de)Taxonomy:Order ColumbiformesFamily ColumbidaeRange:This species is patchily distributed across eastern and southern Africa, from Sudan and Ethiopia down to South Africa.Size:This fairly small dove is 24-30 cm long and weighs 80-150 g.Habitat:They are…
Taraba major Photo by Csaba Godeny (Hide Photography) Common name:great antshrike (en); choró-boi (pt); grand batara (fr); batará grande (es); weißbrust-ameisenwürger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ThamnophilidaeRange:This species is found from eastern Mexico, across Central America, and into South America down to northern Argentina and south-eastern Brazil.Size:These birds are 19-20 cm long and weigh 55-75 g.Habitat:Great antshrikes are mostly found…
Lonchura punctulata Photo by John Avise (Natural History of Orange County) Common name:scaly-brested munia (en); bico-de-chumbo-malhado (pt); capucin damier (fr); capuchino punteado (es); muskatamadine (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EstrildidaeRange:This species originates from southern Asia, from India to southern China, Malaysia and Indonesia. They have been introduced to several countries around the world, including Australia, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, Japan,…
Gyps coprotheres (Photo from ELLF) Common name:Cape vulture (en); abutre-do-Cabo (pt); vautour chassefiente (fr); buitre de El Cabo (es); Kapgeier (de)Taxonomy:Order FalconiformesFamily AccipitridaeRange:This species is found in southern Africa, being patchily distributed across Namibia, southern Zimbabwe, south-eastern Botswana , southern Mozambique and eastern South Africa. They sometimes wander across the border into Angola.Size:These birds are…
