Silvery-cheeked hornbill

Bycanistes brevis (Photo from Wikipedia) Common name:silvery-cheeked hornbill (en); calau-de-crista (pt); calao à joues argent (fr); cálao cariplateado (es); silberwangenhorvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order CoraciiformesFamily BucerotidaeRange:This species is patchily distributed from northern Ethiopia, through Kenya and Tanzania and into central Mozambique and Zimbabwe.Size:These birds are 60-75 cm long and weigh 1-1,5 kg.Habitat:The silvery-cheeked hornbill is found in mountain…

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Village indigobird

Vidua chalybeata Photo by Rob Nagtegaal (PBase) Common name:village indigobird (en); viúva-azul (pt); combassou du Sénégal (fr); viuda de la villa (es); rotfuß-Atlaswitwe (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ViduidaeRange:This African species is found from Senegal to Ethiopia, and south through Tanzania, Zambia and Malawi and into Mozambique, eastern Botswana and north-eastern South Africa.Size:These birds are 11-12 cm long and weigh 12-13…

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