Rosy-faced lovebird

Agapornis roseicollis Photo by Alastair Rae (Wikipedia) Common name:rosy-faced lovebird (en); inseparável-de-faces-rosadas (pt); inséparable rosegorge (fr); inseparable de Namibia (es); rosenköpfchen (de)Taxonomy:Order PsittaciformesFamily PsittacidaeRange:This species is found from south-western Angola, through Namibia and into north-western South Africa. There are also feral populations introduced into Puerto Rico and Arizona.Size:These birds are 15-18 cm long and have…

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Lesser seed-finch

Oryzoborus angolensis Photo by Dario Sanches (Flickr) Common name:lesser seed-finch (en); curió (pt); sporophile curio (fr); semillero curió (es); braunbauch-reisknacker (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EmberizidaeRange:This species is found in South America, east of the Andes, from Colombia and Venezuela south to Bolivia, eastern Paraguay, southern Brazil and extreme north-eastern Argentina.Size:These birds are 10,5-13 cm long and weigh…

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Black-necked grebe

Podiceps nigricollis Photo by Gerard Visser (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:black-necked grebe (en); mergulhão-de-pescoço-preto (pt); grèbe à cou noir (fr); zampullín cuellinegro (es); schwarzhalstaucher (de)Taxonomy:Order PodicipediformesFamily PodicipedidaeRange:This species occurs in three disjunct subspecies. P.n. nigricollis breeds from western Europe to western Asia,  in central and eastern Asia as far as north-eastern China and extreme south-eastern…

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