Mottle-cheeked tyrannulet

Phylloscartes ventralis Photo by Cláudio Timm (Flickr) Common name:mottle-cheeked tyrannulet (en); borboletinha-do-mato (pt); tyranneau ventru (fr); orejerito oliváceo (es); olivgelb-laubtyrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This South American species is found in two disjunct populations. One population occurs in south-eastern Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and marginally into north-eastern Argentina, the other in found along the eastern slopes of the…

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Rain quail

Coturnix coromandelica Photo by Jugal Tiwari (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:rain quail (en); codurniz-da-chuva (pt); caille nattée (fr); codorniz coromandélica (es); regenwachtel (de)Taxonomy:Order GalliformesFamily PhasianidaeRange:This species is found throughout India and marginally into Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and also into Myanmar and southern Thailand.Size:These birds are 15-17 cm long and weigh 64-71 g.Habitat:The rain quail is…

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Black-breasted thrush

Turdus dissimilis Photo by Brian Gratwicke (Wikipedia) Common name:black-breasted thrush (en); tordo-de-peito-preto (pt); merle à poitrine noire (fr); zorzal pechinegro (es); schwarzbrustdrossel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TurdidaeRange:This species is found in northern Vietnam, Laos and Myanmar, marginally into north-eastern India and Bangladesh, and in southern China in Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan.Size:These birds are 18-23,5 cm long and…

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Dideric cuckoo

Chrysococcyx caprius Photo by Adam Riley (Stellenbosch Birds) Common name:dideric cuckoo (en); cuco-bronzeado-maior (pt); coucou didric (fr); cuclillo didric (es); goldkuckuck (de) Taxonomy:Order CuculiformesFamily Cuculidae Range:This species is found in sub-Saharan Africa, from southern Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Chad and Sudan to South Africa.Size:These birds are 18-20 cm long and weigh about 35 g.Habitat:The dideric cuckoo…

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