Eurasian sparrowhawk

Accipiter nisus Photo by Tomi Muukkonen (Vogelwarte) Common name:Eurasian sparrowhawk (en); gavião-da-Europa (pt); épervier d’Europe (fr); gavilán común (es); sperber (de)Taxonomy:Order FalconiformesFamily AccipitridaeRange:This species breeds throughout most of Eurasia, from western Europe to eastern Russia and south to Japan, Korea and central China. They also breed in Morocco, Tunisia, northern Algeria and the Canary Islands….

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Littoral rock-thrush

Monticola imerinus Photo by Frank Vassen (Flickr) Common name:littoral rock-thrush (en); melro-das-rochas-do-litoral (pt); monticole du littoral (fr); roquero litoral (es); dünenrötel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TurdidadeRange:This species is endemic to southern Madagascar, being found in coastal areas from Tulear to Tolanaro.Size:These birds are 16 cm long.Habitat:The littoral rock-thrush is mostly found in dry, sandy, coastal scrublands, such…

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Chestnut woodpecker

Celeus elegans Photo by Maxime Dechelle (GEPOG) Common name:chestnut woodpecker (en); pica-pau-chocolate (pt); pic mordoré (fr); carpintero elegante (es); fahlkopfspech (de)Taxonomy:Order PiciformesFamily PicidaeRange:This species is found in northern South America, east of the Andes, from eastern Colombia and eastern Venezuela, through the Guyanas and Trinidad, and into Maranhão e north-eastern Brazil, and south to northern…

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Spangled cotinga

Cotinga cayana Photo by Greg Hume (Wikipedia) Common name:spangled cotinga (en); cotinga-pintada (pt); cotinga de Cayenne (fr); cotinga celeste (es); türkisblaue kotinga (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily CotingidaeRange:This species is found in northern South America, east of the Andes, from eastern Colombia and south eastern Venezuela south to Mato Grosso in central Brazil, and to central Bolivia.Size:These birds…

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