Blue rock-thrush

Monticola solitarius Common name: blue rock-thrush (en); melro-azul (pt); merle bleu (fr); roquero solitario (es); blaumerle (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Turdidae Range: The blue rock-thrush is a widespread species, with breeding and non-breeding populations spanning from north-west Africa, throughout southern Europe from Portugal and Spain to Turkey, the Arabian Peninsula, northern India and the…

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Greater coucal

Centropus sinensis Photo by J.M. Garg (Wikipedia) Common name:greater coucal (en); cucal-real (pt); grand coucal (fr); cucal grande (es); heckenkuckuck (de)Taxonomy:Order CuculiformesFamily CuculidaeRange:This species is found in southern Asia, from India to southern China and Indonesia.Size:This large cuckoo is 47-53 cm long and weighs 230-270 g.Habitat:The greater coucal is found in a wide range of habitats,…

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Elegant crested tinamou

Eudromia elegans Photo by Aline Wolfer (Oiseaux d’Argentine) Common name: elegant crested tinamou (en); tinamú-de-poupa (pt); tinamou élégant (fr); martineta (es); perlsteißhuhn (de) Taxonomy: Order Tinamiformes Family Tinamidae Range: This South American species is found throughout most of Argentina and into Bolivia and Chile. Size: These birds are 39-41 cm long and weigh 660-710 g….

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