Black-throated huet-huet

Pteroptochos tarnii Photo by Jose Cañas (Flickr) Common name:black-throated huet-huet (en); huet-huet-de-garganta-preta (pt); tourco huet-huet (fr); hued-hued del sur (es); schwarzkehl-bürzelstelzer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily RhinocryptidaeRange:This species is found in Chile, from the Bío-Bío river down to Magallanes, and also in Andean slopes of western Argentina down to Patagonia.Size:These birds are 24-25 cm long and weigh 122-145…

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Australasian grebe

Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Photo by J.J. Harrison (Wikipedia) Common name:Australasian grebe (en); mergulhão-pequeno-australiano (pt); grèbe australasien (fr); zampullín australiano (es); Australischer zwergtaucher (de)Taxonomy:Order PodicipediformesFamily PodicipedidaeRange:This species is found throughout  Australia, in southern Indoneasia, New Guinea, the Solomon islands, Vanuatu, New Caledonia and recently colonized several areas in New Zealand.Size:These birds are 23-27 cm long and have…

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Rufous-crowned sparrow

Aimophila ruficeps Photo J. Centavo (Flickr) Common name:rufous-crowned sparrow (en); escrevedeira-de-barrete-ruivo (pt); bruant à calotte fauve (fr); chingolo coronirrufo (es); rostscheitelammer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EmberizidaeRange:This species is found in the south-western United States and Mexico, from Nebraska to northern California and south to Oaxaca in southern Mexico.Size:These birds are 13-15 cm long and weigh 15-23 g.Habitat:The…

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Pallid swift

Apus pallidus Photo by Daniele Occhiato (Bird Forum) Common name:pallid swift (en); andorinhão-pálido (pt); martinet pâle (fr); vencejo pálido (es); fahlsegler (de)Taxonomy:Order ApodiformesFamily ApodidaeRange:This species breeds around the Mediterranean, from Morocco, southern Portugal and Spain to Egypt and Israel, and also along the coasts of the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf. ost populations migrate…

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