Red-legged crake

Rallina fasciata Photo by Edwin Matias (Gear Up, Get Out) Common name:red-legged crake (en); franga-d’água-de-patas-vermelhas (pt); râle barré (fr); polluela patirroja (es); Malaienralle (de)Taxonomy:Order GruiformesFamily RallidaeRange:This species is found in south-eastern Asia, from Bangladesh and extreme north-eastern India, through Myanmar and southern Thailand and into southern Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines.Size:These birds are 21-25 cm…

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Seychelles white-eye

Zosterops modestus Photo by Johann Mols (National Geographic) Common name:Seychelles white-eye (en); olho-branco-das-Seychelles (pt); zostérops des Seychelles (fr); anteojitos de Seychelles (es); Mahé-brillenvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ZosteropidaeRange:This species is endemic to Mahé, in the Seychelles archipelago, only being found in a few small patches in the centre and north of the island and in the offshore…

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Bearded vulture

Gypaetus barbatus Photo by Dan Logen (The Guardian) Common name:bearded vulture (en); quebra-ossos (pt); gypaète barbu (fr); quebrantahuesos (es); bartgeier (de)Taxonomy:Order FalconiformesFamily Accipitridae Range:This species is patchily distributed in southern Europe, from northern Spain to Austria, in Morocco and northern Algeria, from Greece, through Turkey and the Middle East and into Mongolia and China, in…

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