Laughing dove

Streptopelia senegalensis Photo by Rajiv Lather (Birding in India and South Asia) Common name:laughing dove (en); rola-do-Senegal (pt); tourterelle maillée (fr); tórtola senegalesa (es); palmtaube (de)Taxonomy:Order ColumbiformesFamily ColumbidaeRange:This species is found throughout most of sub-Saharan Africa, with the exception of the most dense rainforests of Gabon, southern Cameroon and D.R. Congo. It is also found in southern…

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Blue whistling-thrush

Myophonus caeruleus Photo by J.J. Harrison (Wikipedia) Common name:blue whistling-thrush (en); tordo-assobiador-azul (pt); arrenga siffleur (fr); arrenga común (es); purpurpfeifdrossel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TurdidaeRange:This species is patchily distributed in central and south-eastern Asia, being found from India to central and eastern China and south to Indonesia.Size:These birds are 29-35 cm long and weigh 135-230 g.Habitat:The blue whistling-thrush…

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Black-capped tanager

Tangara heinei Photo by Priscilla Burcher (Flickr) Common name:black-capped tanager (en); saíra-de-barrete-preto (pt); calliste à calotte noire (fr); tangara gorrinegra (es); heine-tangare (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ThraupidaeRange:These birds are found in mountainous areas of north-western South America, being present in north-western Venezuela, in northern and western Colombia and in northern Ecuador.Size:The black-capped tanager is 13 cm long and weighs…

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Osprey

Pandion haliaetus Photo by Peter Massas (Wikipedia) Common name:osprey (en); águia-pesqueira (pt); balbuzard pêcheur (fr); águila pescadora (es); fischadler (de)Taxonomy:Order FalconiformesFamily PandionidaeRange:The osprey is a cosmopolitan species, being found in all continents except Antarctica. In South America they only occur as a wintering species.Size:These birds are 50-66 cm long and have a wingspan of 150-180…

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