Rufous fantail

Rhipidura rufifrons Photo by T. Oliver (Birds in Backyards) Common name: rufous fantail (en); cauda-de-leque-ruivo (pt), rhipidure roux (fr); cola de abanico rufo (es); fuchsfächerschwanz (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Rhipiduridae Range: The rufous fantail is found in northern and eastern coastal Australia, being more common in the north. It is also found in New…

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Peruvian tern

Sternula lorata (Photo from Internet Bird Collection) Common name: Peruvian tern (en); trinta-réis-do-Peru (pt); sterne du Pérou (fr); charrancito peruano (es); Peruseeschwalbe (de) Taxonomy: Order Charadriiformes Family Sternidae Range: This South American species is restricted to the Humboldt Current zone from northern Peru to the Peninsula of Mejillones in Chile. Size: These birds are 22-24…

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Red-billed hornbill

Tockus erythrorhynchus Photo by Stuart Burns (Wikipedia) Common name: red-billed hornbill (en); calau-de-bico-vermelho (pt); calao à bec rouge (fr); toco piquirrojo (es); rotschnabeltoko (de) Taxonomy: Order Coraciiformes Family Bucerotidae Range: This species is found throughout sub-Saharan Africa, from Mauritania, Mali and Sudan all the way south to South Africa. Size: The red-billed hornbill is 42-50…

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Paradise tanager

Tangara chilensis Photo by Drew Avery (Wikipedia) Common name: paradise tanager (en); sete-cores-da-Amazónia (pt); calliste septicolore (fr); tángara siete colores (es); siebenfarbentangare (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriormes Family Thraupidae Range: This South American species if found in the western and northern Amazon Basin, occurring in Venezuela, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia,Brazil and the Guianas. Size: These birds…

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Rock bunting

Emberiza cia (Photo from Naturalmente Fotografia) Common name: rock bunting (en); cia (pt); bruant fou (fr); escribano montesino (es); zippammer (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Emberizidae Range: This species is found in north-west Africa, in southern Europe as far north as southern Germany and Austria, and into central Asia all the way to the Himalayas….

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Edible-nest swiftlet

Aerodramus fuciphagus (Photo from Flickriver) Common name: edible-nest swiftlet (en); andorinhão-de-ninho-comestível (pt); salangane à nid blanc (fr); rabitojo de nido comestible (es); weißnestsalangane (de) Taxonomy: Order Apodiformes Family Apodidae Range: These birds are found in south-east Asia, in Sumatra, Borneo, Java, Bali, Flores, Sumba, Savu, Timor, Burma, in the Andaman and Nicobar islands and in…

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Painted honeyeater

Grantiella picta (Photo from Flickr) Common name: painted honeyeater (en); melífago-pintado (pt); méliphage peint (fr); mielero pintado (es); granthonigfresser (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Meliphagidae Range: The painted honeyeater is endemic to mainland Australia, being found in Queensland and New South Wales west of the Great Dividing Range, through to northern Victoria. It is also…

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Painted honeyeater

Grantiella picta (Photo from Flickr) Common name: painted honeyeater (en); melífago-pintado (pt); méliphage peint (fr); mielero pintado (es); granthonigfresser (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Meliphagidae Range: The painted honeyeater is endemic to mainland Australia, being found in Queensland and New South Wales west of the Great Dividing Range, through to northern Victoria. It is also…

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