Sickle-billed vanga

Falculea palliata Photo by Dubi Shapiro (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:sickle-billed vanga (en); vanga-de-bico-curvo (pt); falculie mantelée (fr); vanga piquicurvo (es); sichelschnabelvanga (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily VangidaeRange:This species is endemic to Madagascar, being found on the western side of the island.Size: These birds are 32 cm long and weigh 100-120 g.Habitat:The sickle-billed vanga is mostly found in…

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Black francolin

Francolinus francolinus Photo by Ahmet Karatash (Trek Nature) Common name:black francolin (en); francolim-escuro (pt); francolin noir (fr); francolín común (es); halsbandfrankolin (de)Taxonomy:Order GalliformesFamily PhasianidaeRange:This species is found from Turkey and Israel, through Syria, Iraq, Iran and Pakistan, and into northern India, Nepal, south-western China and Bangladesh.Size:These birds are 31-36 cm long and weigh 420-550 g.Habitat:The…

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Graceful prinia

Prinia gracilis Photo by Rajiv Lather (Birding in India and South Asia) Common name: graceful prinia (en); fuinha-elegante (pt); prinia gracile (fr); prinia graciosa (es); streifenprinie (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Cisticolidae Range: This species is a resident breeder in north-eastern Africa and south-west Asia, from Egypt and Somalia, through the Middle East and Turkey,…

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