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Oxyruncus cristatus (Photo from Bird Forum) Common name:sharpbill (en); araponga-do-horto (pt); oxyrhynque huppé (fr); picoagudo (es); flammenkopfkotinga (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily CotingidaeRange:This species is found in a series of disjunct areas from Costa Rica to south-eastern Brazil, including the tepuis of southern Venezuela and the Guianas, Amapa, eastern Para, the Brazilian coast from Bahia to Santa Catarina, and…
Myiagra caledonica Photo by Patrick Ingremeau (Oiseaux) Common name:Melanesian flycatcher (en); monarca-da-Melanésia (pt); monarque mélanésien (fr); miagra de Nueva Caledonia (es); hebridenmyiagra (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MonarchidaeRange:This species is found in New Caledonia, Vanuatu and on the island of Rennell, in the Solomon Islands.Size:These birds are 13-14 cm long and weigh 10-12 g.Habitat:The Melanesian flycatcher is found in moist forests,…
Amazilia lactea Photo by Marcelo Cazani (Flickr) Common name:sapphire-spangled emerald (en); beija-flor-de-peito-azul (pt); ariane saphirine (fr); diamante pechizafiro (es); saphiramazilie (de)Taxonomy:Order ApodiformesFamily TrochilidaeRange:This South American species has 3 subspecies with separate breeding ranges. A. l. lactea is found in south-eastern Brazil, from Bahía to Paraná; A. l. barletti is found in central and southern Peru…
Podiceps cristatus Photo by Ken Billington (Wikipedia) Common name:great crested grebe (en); mergulhão-de-crista (pt); grèbe huppé (fr); somormujo lavanco (es); haubentaucher (de)Taxonomy:Order PodicipediformesFamily PodicipedidaeRange:This species is found across most of Europe and central Asia, wintering also in southern Asia. There are some scattered colonies in Africa, from Tunisia and Egypt in the north, through a few…
