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Malurus splendens Photo by Hans Beste (Mangoverde) Common name: splendid fairywren (en); carriça-australiana-azul (pt); mérion splendide (fr); ratona australiana franjeada (es); türkisstaffelschwanz (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Maluridae Range: This species is endemic to Australia, being widely distributed across the southern and western parts of the country. Size: Splendid fairywrens are 12-14 cm long and…
Furnarius figulus Photo by Celi Aurora (Flickr) Common name: tail-banded hornero (en); casaca-de-couro-da-lama (pt); fournier bridé (fr); hornero colibandeado (es); schwarzspitzentöpfer (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Furnariidae Range: This species is endemic to Brazil. There are 2 distinct populations, one in eastern Brazil from Maranhão to south Bahia and extending into Espírito Santo, and another…
Psittacula eques Photo by Dennis Hansen (Talking Naturally) Common name: Mauritius parakeet (en); periquito-de-colar-das-Mauricias (pt); perruche de Maurice (fr); cotorra de Mauricio (es); Mauritiussittich (de) Taxonomy: Order Psittaciformes Family Psittacidae Range: This species survives only in south-west Mauricius, in the Indian Ocean, after becoming extinct on the island of Réunion. Size: These birds are 35-42…
Ramphocelus bresilius Photo by Cláudio Márcio (Flickr) Common name: Brazilian tanager (en); tiê-sangue (pt); tangará du Brésil (fr); fueguero escarlata (es); purpurtangare (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Thraupidae Range: The Brazilian tanager is endemic to the east coast of Brazil from Paraíba to Santa Catarina. Size: These birds are 19 cm long and weigh 31…
