House sparrow

Passer domesticus (Photo from Wikipedia) Common name:house sparrow (en); pardal-doméstico (pt); moineau domestique (fr); gorrión común (es); haussperling (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PasseridaeRange:The house sparrow originates from Eurasia and northern Africa, but has been introduced to most of the world. It is only absent from northern Canada, Alaska and Greenland, central Africa between the Sahara desert and…

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Reddish egret

Egretta rufescens Photo by John Avise (Natural History of Orange County) Common name:reddish egret (en); garça-avermelhada (pt); aigrette roussâtre (fr); garceta rojiza (es); rötelreiher (de)Taxonomy:Order CiconiiformesFamily ArdeidaeRange:This species is found along the coasts of the southern United States, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean and into northern Venezuela and Colombia.Size:These birds are 68-82 cm long and…

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Toucan barbet

Semnornis ramphastinus Photo by Tadeusz Stawarczyk (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:toucan barbet (en); capitão-tucano (pt); cabézon toucan (fr); tucán barbudo (es); tukan-bartvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PiciformesFamily CapitonidaeRange:This species is found along the western slopes of the Andes, in southern Colombia and northern Ecuador.Size:These birds are 19-25 cm long and weigh 85-110 g.Habitat:The toucan barbet is found in…

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