Black-headed bunting

Emberiza melanocephala Photo by Mark Jobling (Wikipedia) Common name: black-headed bunting (en); escrevedeira-de-cabeça-preta (pt); bruant mélanocéphale (fr); escribano cabecinegro (es); kappenammer (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Emberizidae Range: This species is found breeding in southern Europe, from Italy and Greece to Turkey, and eastwards to Iran. They migrate south-east to winter in western and central…

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Eurasian curlew

Numenius arquata Photo by Jari Peltomäki (Luonto Portti) Common name:Eurasian curlew (en); maçarico-real (pt); courlis cendré (fr); zarapito real (es); große brachvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order CharadriiformesFamily ScolopacidaeRange:This species breeds from France and Ireland to northern Scandinavia and east, through Eastern Europe and Russia as far as northern Kazakhstan, northern Mongolia and north-eastern China. Most population migrate to winter…

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Black-winged bishop

Euplectes hordeaceus Photo by Martin Goodey (Flickr) Common name:black-winged bishop (en); bispo-de-coroa-vermelha (pt); euplecte monseigneur (fr); obispo de corona roja (es); flammenweber (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PloceidaeRange:This African species is found from southern Mauritania and Senegal to Ethiopia, and south to Angola, Zambia, northern Zimbabwe and Mozambique.Size:These birds are 12-15 cm long and weigh 18-20 g.Habitat:Black-winged bishops are found in…

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