Ibisbill

Ibidorhyncha struthersii Photo by Yeshey Dorji (Birding in India and South Asia) Common name:ibisbill (en); bico-de-ibis (pt); béc-d’ibis tibétain (fr); pico de ibis (es); ibisschnabel (de)Taxonomy:Order CharadriiformesFamily IbidorhynchidaeRange:This Asia species is found from Kazakhstan and Afghanistan, through northern Pakistan and India and into China as far east as the Yellow Sea coast and southern Mongolia.Size:These birds…

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Fasciated antshrike

Cymbilaimus lineatus Photo by Dave Wendelken (Flickr) Common name:fasciated antshrike (en); choca-zebrada (pt); batara fascié (fr); hormiguero rayado (es); zebra-ameisenwürger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ThamnophilidaeRange:This species is found from south-eastern Honduras to north-western Venezuela and south through Colombia to north-western Ecuador and northern Brazil, across virtually all of Amazonia and in the Guyanas.Size:These birds are 17-18 cm long…

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Drakensberg rockjumper

Chaetops aurantius Photo by Robert Wienand (Flickr) Common name:Drakensberg rockjumper (en); tordo-de-peito-alaranjado (pt); chétopse doré (fr); saltarrocas del Drakensberg (es); orangebrust-felsenspringer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TurdidaeRange:This species is endemic to South Africa and Lesotho, being found in the highlands of Lesotho and the nearby mountain grassland regions of the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and Free State Province.Size:These birds are 23-25 cm…

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Toucan barbet

Semnornis ramphastinus Photo by Tadeusz Stawarczyk (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:toucan barbet (en); capitão-tucano (pt); cabézon toucan (fr); tucán barbudo (es); tukan-bartvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PiciformesFamily CapitonidaeRange:This species is found along the western slopes of the Andes, in southern Colombia and northern Ecuador.Size:These birds are 19-25 cm long and weigh 85-110 g.Habitat:The toucan barbet is found in…

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Red-headed bunting

Emberiza bruniceps Photo by Audevard Aurelien (Mango Verde) Common name:red-headed bunting (en); escrevedeira-de-cabeça-ruiva (pt); bruant à tête rousse (fr); escribano de cabeza roja (es); braunkopfammer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EmberizidaeRange:This species is found breeding in central Asia, from southern Russia and Kazakhstan to northern Iran and Afghanistan. They migrate south to winter in India.Size:These birds are 16-17 cm long and…

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House martin

Delichon urbicum (Photo from Wild About Britain) Common name:house martin (en); andorinha-dos-beirais (pt); hirondelle de fenêtre (fr); avión común (es); mehlschwalbe (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily HirundinidaeRange:This species breeds throughout most of Europe and the middle and northern latitudes of Asia, and also in north-western Africa and the Middle East. They migrate south to winter in Africa south…

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Brown violet-ear

Colibri delphinae Photo by Dusan Brinkhuizen (Sapayoa) Common name:brown violet-ear (en); beija-flor-castanho (pt); colibri de Delphine (fr); colibrí pardo (es); brauner veilchenohrkolibri (de)Taxonomy:Order ApodiformesFamily TrochilidaeRange:This species is found in the mountains of Central America and western and northern South America, from Guatemala to Colombia and then south along the Andes to Bolivia, and east to Venezuela,…

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Black phoebe

Sayornis nigricans Photo by Matthew Field (Wikipedia) Common name:black phoebe (en); papa-moscas-fibi-preto (pt); moucherolle noir (fr); mosquero negro (es); schwarzkopf-phoebetyrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This species is found along the south-western coast of the United States, throughout Mexico and Central America and into South America, where it is found along the foothills of the Andes from Venezuela to…

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