Siberian jay

Perisoreus infaustus Photo by Daniel Pettersson (Wikipedia) Common name:Siberian jay (en); gaio-siberiano (pt); mésangeai imitateur (fr); arrendajo funesto (es); unglückshäher (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily CorvidaeRange:These birds are found in northern Eurasia, from Scandinavia to eastern Russia and northern China.Size:The Siberian jay is 26-29 cm long and have a wingspan of 40-46 cm. They weigh 75-95 g.Habitat:They are mostly…

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Piratic flycatcher

Legatus leucophaius Photo by Nigel Lallsingh (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:piratic flycatcher (en); bem-te-vi-pirata (pt); tyran pirate (fr); mosquero pirata (es); kurzschnabel-maskentyrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This species is found from southern Mexico to southern Brazil, northern Argentina and northern Chile.Size:These birds are 14-15 cm long and weigh 19-32 g.Habitat:The piratic flycatcher is mostly found in open forests and…

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Straight-billed hermit

Phaethornis bourcieri Photo by Maxime Dechelle (Oiseaux) Common name:straight-billed hermit (en); rabo-branco-de-bico-direito (pt); ermite de Bourcier (fr); ermitaño de pico recto (es); braunbauch-schattenkolibri (de)Taxonomy:Order ApodiformesFamily TrochilidaeRange:This South American species is found in the northern Amazon basin, in northern Brazil, the Guyanas, southern Venezuela, southern Colombia, eastern Ecuador and eastern Peru.Size:These birds are 12-13 cm long and…

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White-plumed honeyeater

Lichenostomus penicillatus (Photo from PBase) Common name:white-plumed honeyeater (en); melífago-de-colar (pt); méliphage serti (fr); mielero empenachado (es); weißbürzel-honigfresser (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MeliphagidaeRange:This species is endemic to Australia, being throughout the country except in the tropical north, Cape York Peninsula and the most arid areas.Size:White-plumed honeyeaters are 15-17 cm long and weigh around 20 g.Habitat:They are mainly found in…

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Oilbird

Steatornis caripensis Photo by Rodrigo Paez (Internet Bird Collection) Common  name:oilbird (en); guácharo (pt); guacharo des cavernes (fr); guácharo (es); fettshwalm (de)Taxonomy:Order CaprimulgiformesFamily SteatornithidaeRange:This species found in northern South America, from Guyana to Colombia, and along the Andes down to Bolivia. They are also found in the Caribbean island of Trinidad.Size:These birds are 40-49 cm long…

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Hutton's vireo

Vireo huttoni Photo by Greg Gillson (Pacific NW Birder) Common name:Hutton’s vireo (en); juruviara-de-Hutton (pt); viréo de Hutton (fr); vireo de Hutton (es); Hutton-vireo (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily VireonidaeRange:This species is found in western North America, in two distinct populations. One is found along the Pacific coast from British Columbia, Canada, to Baja California in north-western Mexico. The other…

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White-collared manakin

Manacus candei Photo by Tristan Bantock (Flickr) Common name:white-collared manakin (en); rendeira-de-colar-branco (pt); manakin à col blanc (fr); saltarín cuelliblanco (es); weißbandpipra (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PipridaeRange:This species is found along the Caribbean slopes of Central America, from south-eastern Mexico to northern Panama.Size:These birds are 11 cm long and weigh 18-20 g.Habitat:The white-collared manakin in found moist tropical forests and…

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Pallas's fish eagle

Haliaeetus leucoryphus Photo by Johan Stenlund (PBase) Common name:Pallas’s fish eagle (en); águia-de-Pallas (pt); pygargue de Pallas (fr); pigargo de Pallas (es); bindenseeadler (de)Taxonomy:Order FalconiformesFamily AccipitridaeRange:This species is found in central Asia, from Kazakhstan to Mongolia and northern China, and south to northern India and Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar and southern China.Size:This large eagle is 72-84 cm…

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