Australian swiftlet

Aerodramus terraereginae Photo by Ian Montgomery (Birdway) Common name: Australian swiftlet (en); andorinhão-australiano (pt); salangane d’Australie (fr); salangana australiana (es); Südseesalangane (de) Taxonomy: Order Apodiformes Family Apodidae Range: This species is endemic to Queensland, in north-eastern Australia, being found in the mainland and in a number of offshore islands in that region.. Size: This small…

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Pale rosefinch

Carpodacus synoicus Photo by Avi Meir (Flickr) Common name: pale rosefinch (en); peito-rosado-do-Sinai (pt); roselin du Sinaï (fr); carpodaco del Sinai (es); einödgimpel (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Fringillidae Range: This Asian species has a patchy distribution in the Middle East, in Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and into adjacent areas of Egypt. A separate…

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African dusky flycatcher

Muscicapa adusta Photo by Robert Wienand (Flickr) Common name: African dusky flycatcher (en); papa-moscas-sombrio (pt); gobemouche sombre (fr); papamoscas oscuro (es); dunkelschnäpper (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Muscicapidae Range: This African species has an isolated population in Cameroon, but the bulk of its distribution lies from Ethiopia, through Kenya and Tanzania, to Zambia, southern DR…

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Pacific marsh harrier

Circus approximans Photo by Wayne Butterworth (Wikipedia) Common name: Pacific marsh harrier (en); tartaranhão-dos-paúis-do-Pacífico (pt); busard de Gould (fr); aguilucho lagunero del Pacífico (es); sumpfweihe (de) Taxonomy: Order Falconiformes Family Accipitridae Range: This species is widespread in Australasia and the South Pacific, being found in much of Australia (except the arid regions), New Zealand, Fiji,…

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