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Vidua macroura Common name: pin-tailed whydah (en); viuvinha (pt); veuve dominicaine (fr); viuda colicinta (es); dominikanerwitwe (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Viduidae Range: These birds occur across sub-Saharan Africa, from Senegal to Ethiopia and south to southern Africa, where they are common across Zimbabwe, South Africa, patches of Mozambique and northern and eastern Botswana, while…
Cisticola juncidis Common name: zitting cisticola (en); fuinha-dos-juncos (pt); cisticole des joncs (fr); buitrón (es); cistensänger (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Cisticolidae Range: This species has a very wide breeding range, from southern Europe and North Africa, across Africa all the way to South Africa, along southern Asia and into northern Australia. Size: These small…
Eubucco bourcierii Common name: red-headed barbet (en); capitão-de-cabeça-vermelha (pt); cabézon à tête rouge (fr); torito cabecirrojo (es); Anden-bartvogel (de) Taxonomy: Order Piciformes Family Capitonidae Range: These South American birds are found in Costa Rica and Panama, on both slopes of the western Andes of Colombia, on the west slope of the Andes of Ecuador, and…
Dicrurus macrocercus Photo by Robin Newlin (Birds Korea) Common name: black drongo (en); drongo-real (pt); drongo royal (fr); drongo real (es); königsdrongo (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Dicruridae Range: This Asian species is found in much of tropical southern Asia, from south-west Iran, through India and Sri Lanka and east to southern China and Indonesia….
Vestiaria coccinea Common name: iiwi (en); iiwi (pt); iiwi rouge (fr); i-iwi (es); iiwi (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Drepanididae Range: This Hawaiian species was originally found on all the main islands in the Hawaiian Archipelago, but is now extinc on Lana’i and only relict populations remain in Moloka’i and O’ahu. It is still widespread…
Columba fasciata Common name: band-tailed pigeon (en); pombo-de-cauda-barreada (pt); pigeon à queue barrée (fr); paloma torcaza (es); schuppenhalstaube (de) Taxonomy: Order Columbiformes Family Columbidae Range: This American species is found breeding for British Columbia, in Canada, trough the western parts of the United States, always west of the Rocky mountains, into Central America, and through…
Turdoides bicolor Common name: southern pied-babbler (en); zaragateiro-meridional (pt); cratérope bicolore (fr); turdoide bicolor (es); elsterdroßling (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Timaliidae Range: This African species is only found in northern Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and northern South Africa. Size: Southern pied-babblers are 23-26 cm long and weigh 75-95 g. Habitat: They are found in arid…
Heliangelus regalis Photo by Nick Athanas (Antpitta) Common name: royal sunangel (en); beija-flor-real (pt); héliange royal (fr); colibrí real (es); blaue sonnennymphe (de) Taxonomy: Order Apodiformes Family Trochilidae Range: This species is only found in northern Peru, in Cordillera Azul, Cordillera de Colán and Cordillera del Cóndor. Size: They are 11-12 cm long and weigh…
