Island canary

Serinus canaria (Photo from Flickr) Common name:island canary (en); canário-da-terra (pt); serin des Canaries (fr); canario silvestre (es); kanarengirlitz (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FringillidaeRange:This species is native of the north-eastern Atlantic archipelagos of Madeira, Azores and the Canary islands. It has also been introduced to Bermuda, Puerto Rico and the Hawaiian Islands, and the domestic form is…

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Lesser seedcracker

Pyrenestes minor Photo by Johann Grobbelaar (Grob Images) Common name:lesser seedcracker (en); quebra-sementes-do-Niassa (pt); petit pyréneste (fr); estrilda piquigorda chica (es); kleiner purpurastrild (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EstrildidaeRange:This species is found in East Africa, from southern Tanzania, through Malawi and into central Mozambique and marginally across the border into Zimbabwe.Size:These birds are 13-14 cm long and weigh…

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