Azure-winged magpie

Cyanopica cyana Photo by Jiri Jech (Internet Bird Collection) Common name: azure-winged magpie (en); pega-azul (pt); pie bleue (fr); rabilargo (es); blauelster (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Corvidae Range: This species has two disjunct populations, one in southern Portugal and Spain, and the other in eastern Asia, in most of China, Korea, Japan and north…

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Barnacle goose

Branta leucopsis (Photo from Like a Rushing Wind) Common name: barnacle goose (en); ganso-de-faces-brancas (pt); bernache nonnette (fr); barnacla cariblanco (es); weißwangengans (de) Taxonomy: Order Anseriformes Family Anatidae Range: This species is found in the eastern North Atlantic basin, with three distinct population with different breeding and wintering areas. The birds breeding in eastern Greenland…

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Red-breasted nuthatch

Sitta canadensis Photo by Wolfgang Wander (Wikipedia) Common name:red-breasted nuthatch (en); trepadeira-azul-do-Canadá (pt); sittelle à poitrine rousse (fr); trepador canadiense (es); Kanadakleiber (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily SittidaeRange:These birds are found throughout southern and north-western Canada as well as in the western and north-eastern United States. Some population migrate south to winter throughout the United States and sometimes down to…

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White-collared yuhina

Yuhina diademata Photo by David Blank (Animal Diversity Web) Common name: white-collared yuhina (en); iuína-de-diadema (pt); yuhina à diadème (fr); yuhina diademada (es); diademyuhina (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Timaliidae Range: This Asian species is found in China, Myanmar and Vietnam. Size: This large yuhina is 14,5-19 cm long and weighs 19-24 g. Habitat: White-collared…

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