Australian owlet-nightjar

Aegotheles cristatus Photo by Edward Smith (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:Australian owlet-nightjar (en); noitibó-coruja-australiano (pt); égothèle d’Australie (fr); egotelo australiano (es); baumschwalm (de)Taxonomy:Order CaprimulgiformesFamily AegothelidaeRange:This species is found across Australia, Tasmania and in southern New Guinea.Size:These birds are 21-25 cm long and weigh 42-53 g.Habitat:Australian owlet-nightjars are mostly found in dry open woodlands and forests, but can also…

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Cape white-eye

Zosterops pallidus (Photo from Flickrhivermind) Common name:Cape white-eye (en); olho-branco-do-Cabo (pt); zostérops clair (fr); anteojitos de El Cabo (es); Kapbrillenvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ZosteropidaeRange:This species is found throughout most of South Africa, with the exception of the kalahari desert, and it expands into southern Mozambique, south-eastern Mozambique and Namibia.Size:These birds are 12 cm long and weigh 10-12…

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Common babbler

Turdoides caudatus Photo by Rajiv Lather (Birding in India and South Asia) Common name:common babbler (en); zaragateiro-de-cauda-comprida (pt); cratérope indien (fr); turdoide indio (es); langschwanzdrossling (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TimaliidaeRange:This Asian species is found from Iraq, Kuwait and Iran, through Afghanistan and Pakistan, across India and into Nepal.Size:These birds are 23 cm long and weigh 30-40 g.Habitat:The common…

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Hoopoe

Upupa epops Photo by Ahmet Karatash (Trek Nature) Common name:hoopoe (en); poupa (pt); huppe fasciée (fr); abubilla (es); wiedehopf (de)Taxonomy:Order CoraciiformesFamily UpupidaeRange:This species is widely distributed across most of Europe, Asia and Africa. They are found in southern and eastern Europe and across the middle latitudes of Asia all the way to eastern Russia, eastern China and…

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