Apostlebird

Struthidea cinerea Photo by Steve Happ (Steve Happ Photography) Common name: apostlebird (en); apóstolo (pt); apôtre gris (fr); corvino apóstol (es); gimpelhäher (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Corcoracidae Range: This species is found across inland eastern Australia, from northern Victoria and eastern South Australia, north through New South Wales and central-western Queensland to the Gulf…

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California condor

Gymnogyps californianus Photo by Scott Page (Tree of Life) Common name: California condor (en); condor-da-California (pt); condor de Californie (fr); cóndor de California (es); Kalifornischer kondor (de) Taxonomy: Order Falconiformes Family Cathartidae Range: Historically this species was widespread in the south-eastern United States and along the Pacific coast, but it is currently confined to the…

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White-throated bushchat

Saxicola insignis Photo by Nikhil Devasar (Oriental Bird Images) Common name: white-throated bushchat (en); cartaxo-de-Hodgson (pt); tarier de Hodgson (fr); tarabilla de Hodgson (es); mattenschmätzer (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Muscicapidae Range: This Asian species breeds very locally in the mountains of Mongolia, Kazakhstan and adjacent parts of Russia. They winter in southern China, Tibet,…

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Blue chaffinch

Fringilla teydea (Photo from Wikipedia) Common name: blue chaffinch (en); tentilhão-azul (pt); pinson blue (fr); pinzón azul (es); Teydefink (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Fringillidae Range: This species is endemic to the islands of Tenerife and Gran Canaria in the Canary islands. Size: These birds are 16-18 cm long and weigh 30-31 g. Habitat: The…

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Indian scops-owl

Otus bakkamoena Photo by Samiul Mohsanin (Flickriver) Common name: Indian scops-owl (en); mocho-de-orelhas-da-Índia (pt); petit-duc indien (fr); autillo indio (es); Indien-zwergohreule (de) Taxonomy: Order Strigiformes Family Strigidae Range: This Asian species is a resident breeder found from eastern Saudi Arabia, through Iran, Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka, and into Indonesia. Size: The Indian scops-owl is…

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Golden-breasted bunting

Emberiza flaviventris Photo by Dubi Shapiro (Internet Bird Collection) Common name: golden-breasted bunting (en); escrevedeira-de-peito-dourado (pt); bruant à poitrine dorée (fr); semillerito de pecho dorado (es); gelbbauchammer (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Emberizidae Range: This African species is found from southern Mali to Sudan, then south through Uganda, Tanzania, southern D.R. Congo, Angola and Zambia,…

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Red-browed firetail

Neochmia temporalis (Photo from Wikipedia) Common name: red-browed firetail (en); bico-de-lacre-de-sobrolho-vermelho (pt); diamant à cinq couleurs (fr); pico de cera de cejas rojas (es); dornastrild (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Estrildidae Range: The red-browed firetail is found along the east coats of Australia and it has also been introduced to French Polynesia. Size: These birds…

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Crimson rosella

Platycercus elegans (Photo from Flickr) Common name: crimson rosella (en); rosela-carmim (pt); perruche de Pennant (fr); rosella roja (es); Pennantsittich (de) Taxonomy: Order Psittaciformes Family Psittacidae Range: This species is native to eastern and south-eastern Australia and has been introduced to Norfolk Island and New Zealand. Size: The crimson rosella is 32-36 cm long and…

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