Yellow-legged buttonquail

Turnix tanki Photo by Adesh Shivkar (India Nature Watch) Common name: yellow-legged buttonquail (en); toirão-de-patas-amarelas (pt); turnix indien (fr); torillo tanki (es); rotnacken-laufhühnchen (de) Taxonomy: Order Gruiformes Family Turnicidae Range: This Asian species is found from India, through Bangladesh and Nepal and into China, Korea and southern Siberia. They are also present in Myanmar, Cambodja,…

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Booted racket-tail

Ocreatus underwoodii Photo by Larry Thompson (Discover Life) Common name:booted racket-tail (en); beija-flor-de-raquetes (pt); haut-de-chausses à palettes (fr); colibrí de raquetas (es); flaggensylphe (de)Taxonomy:Order ApodiformesFamily TrochilidaeRange:This species is found along the slopes of the Andes from Venezuela south to Bolivia.Size:The females are 7,5-9 cm long, while the males are 12-15 cm long due to the…

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Red-crested finch

Coryphospingus cucullatus Photo by Dario Sanches (Wikipedia) Common name:red-crested finch (en); tico-tico-rei (pt); araguira rougeâtre (fr); brasita de fuego(es); haubenkronfink (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EmberizidaeRange:This South American species is found from northern Argentina north to central Brazil, Bolivia and Peru, also with isolated populations in northern Brazil and the Guyanas.Size:These birds are 13-14 cm long and weigh…

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