African blue-flycatcher

Elminia longicauda Photo by Steve Garvie (Flickr) Common name:African blue flycatcher (en); monarca-azul-africano (pt); elminie bleue (fr); elminia azul (es); türkiselminie (de) Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MonarchidaeRange:This species is found in sub-Saharan Africa, from southern Senegal to South Sudan and south to northern Tanzania, D.R. Congo and northern Angola. Size:These birds are 13-15 cm long and weigh…

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Red-bellied grackle

Hypopyrrhus pyrohypogaster Photo by Juan Ochoa (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:red-bellied grackle (en); iraúna-de-ventre-vermelho (pt); quiscale à ventre rouge (fr); cacique candela (es); rotbauchstärling (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily IcteridaeRange:This species is endemic to Colombia, being found in isolated patches along the Andes.Size:These birds are 27-32 cm long and weigh 80-90 g.Habitat:The red-bellied grackle is mostly found in…

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Dark-tailed laurel pigeon

Columba bollii Photo by David Lanza (Ornito Addiction) Common name:dark-tailed laurel pigeon (en); pombo-trocaz-de-Bolle (pt); pigeon de Bolle (fr); paloma turqué (es); Bolles lorbeertaube (de)Taxonomy:Order ColumbiformesFamily ColumbidaeRange:This species is endemic to the Canary Islands, being found on the islands of Tenerife, La Palma, La Gomera and El Hierro.Size:These birds are 35-40 cm long and have…

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Fawn-breasted brilliant

Heliodoxa rubinoides Photo by Larry Thompson (Discover Life) Common name:fawn-breasted brilliant (en); beija-flor-brilhante-fulvo (pt); brilliant rubinoïde (fr); brillante pechigamuza (es); braunbauch-brilliantkolibri (de)Taxonomy:Order ApodiformesFamily TrochilidaeRange:This species is found in both the eastern and western slopes of the Andes, in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and northern Bolivia.Size:These birds are 11 cm long and weigh 8 g.Habitat:The fawn-breasted brilliant…

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Rusty-fronted barwing

Actinodura egertoni Photo by Raj Kamal Phukan (Oriental Bird Images) Common name:rusty-fronted barwing (en); asa-malhada-ruivo (pt); actinodure d’Egerton (fr); actinodura de Egerton (es); rotstirnsibia (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TimaliidaeRange:This species is found in the foothills of the Himalayas, in Nepal, Bhutan, north-eastern India, western Myanmar and marginally across the border into China.Size:These birds are 22-24 cm long…

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Forster's tern

Sterna forsteri Photo by Dick Daniels (Wikipedia) Common name:Forster’s tern (en); andorinha-do-mar-de-Forster (pt); sterne de Forster (fr); charrán de Forster (es); Forsterseeschwalbe (de)Taxonomy:Order CharadriiformesFamily SternidaeRange:This species breeds in southern Canada and the northern United States, wintering in the south-eastern and coastal south-western United States, along the eastern and western coast of Mexico, in Central America…

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Slaty spinetail

Synallaxis brachyura Photo by Chris Perkins (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:slaty spinetail (en); joão-teneném-ardósia (pt); synallaxe ardoisé (fr); pijuí pizarroso (es); graurücken-dickichtschlüpfer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FurnariidaeRange:This species is found in Central and South America, from the Honduras to western Colombia and Ecuador.Size:These birds are 15-18,5 cm long and weigh 18-19 g.Habitat:The slaty spinetail is found in…

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Yellow-bellied eremomela

Eremomela icteropygialis Photo by Volker Sthamer (Bird Forum) Common name:yellow-bellied eremomela (en); eremomela-de-barriga-amarela (pt); érémomèle à croupion jaune (fr); eremomela de vientre amarillo (es); gelbbauch-eremomela (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily SylviidaeRange:This species is widely distributed in sub-Saharan Africa, occurring in two main populations. One stretches across the Sahel from Mauritania to Sudan and the other is found from…

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