Grey hypocolius

Hypocolius ampelinus Photo by Christodoulos Makris (Trek Nature) Common name: grey hypocolius (en); hipocólio (pt); hypocolius gris (fr); hipocolino gris (es); seidenwürger (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Hypocoliidae Range: These birds are mostly found breeding in the Middle East, and near Asia, in Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Turkmenistan. They winter around the Red Sea…

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Spot-winged thrush

Zoothera spiloptera Photo by Mapalagama Premasiri (Oriental Bird Images) Common name: spot-winged thrush (en); tordo-do-Ceilão (pt); grive à ailes tachetées (fr); zorzal de alas moteadas (es); Ceylondrossel (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Turdidae Range: This species is endemic to Sri Lanka. Size: They are 21-23 cm long and weigh 70 g. Habitat: Spot-winged thrushes are…

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Hawaian coot

Fulica alai Photo by Caleb Slemmons (Forestry Images) Common name: Hawaian coot (en); galeirão-do-Hawai (pt); foulque des Hawaï (fr); focha hawaiana (es); Hawaiibläßhuhn (de) Taxonomy: Order Gruiformes Family Rallidae Range: This species is endemic to the Hawaiian islands, where it is found on all the main islands except Kaho’olawe. Size: The Hawaian coot is 33-41…

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Black-chinned hummingbird

Archilochus alexandri (Photo from Wikipedia) Common name: black-chinned hummingbird (en); beija-flor-de-garganta-preta (pt); colibri à gorge noire (fr); colibrí gorginegro (es); schwarzkinnkolibri (de) Taxonomy: Order Apodiformes Family Trochilidae Range: The black-chinned hummingbird regularly occurs throughout western North America, from as far north as British Columbia south to northern Mexico, and from coastal California to central Texas….

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Lesser striped swallow

Hirundo abyssinica Photo by Jack Versloot (Wikipedia) Common name: lesser striped swallow (en); andorinha-estriada-pequena (pt); hirondelle striée (fr); golondrina abisinia (es); maidschwalbe (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Hirundinidae Range: This species is found in sub-Saharan Africa from Sierra Leone and southern Sudan south into eastern South Africa. Size: These birds are 15-19 cm long and…

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Red-billed pigeon

Patagioenas flavirostris Photo by Michael Woodruff (Wikipedia) Common name: red-billed-pigeon (en); pombo-de-bico-vermelho (pt); pigeon à bec rouge (fr); paloma piquirroja (es); rotschnabeltaube (de) Taxonomy: Order Columbiformes Family Columbidae Range: The red-billed pigeon is found from southern Texas, United States, and north-western Mexico south to Costa Rica. Size: This species is 33-36 cm long and has…

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Skylark

Alauda arvensis Photo by Lewis Thomson (LT Images) Common name: skylark (en); laverca (pt); alouette des champs (fr); alondra común (es); feldlerche (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Alaudidae Range: The skylark breeds across Europe and the temperate zone of Asia as far east as Japan and the Kamchatka peninsula of Russia. The western populations are…

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Crowned lapwing

Vanellus coronatus Photo by Vincent Ceccarelli (Oiseaux)  Common name: crowned lapwing (en); abibe-coroado (pt); vanneau couronné (fr); avefría coronada (es); kronenkiebitz (de) Taxonomy: Order Charadriiformes Family Charadriidae Range: This African species is found from the Red Sea coats of Somalia down to southern and south-western Africa. Size: This large plover is 30-31 cm long and…

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