Greater blue-eared glossy-starling

Lamprotornis chalybaeus Photo by Loot Eksteen (Trek Nature) Common name:greater blue-eared glossy-starling (en); estorninho-metálico-grande-d’orelha-azul (pt); choucador à oreillons bleus (fr); estornino orejiazul (es); grünschwanz-glanzstar (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily SturnidaeRange:This species is widely distributed in sub-Saharan Africa, from southern Mauritania and Senegal to Ethiopia and south through eastern Africa to north-eastern South Africa and Angola. They are absent from the…

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Eared quetzal

Euptilotis neoxenus Photo by Steven Whitebread (Flickr) Common name:eared quetzal (en); quetzal-orelhudo (pt); quetzal oreillard (fr); trogón silbador (es); haarbüscheltrogon (de)Taxonomy:Order TrogoniformesFamily TrogonidaeRange:This species is endemic to Mexico, being found in the Sierra Madre Occidental mountain range and the adjacent Pacific slope.Size:These birds are 32-35,5 cm long and weigh 100-150 g.Habitat:The eared quetzal is found…

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