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Stellula calliope Photo by Frank Leung (Musée Virtuel du Canada) Common name:calliope hummingbird (en); (pt); colibri calliope (fr); colibrí calíope (es); sternelfe (de)Taxonomy:Order ApodiformesFamily TrichilidaeRange:This species breeds in the western United States and in south-western Canada, migrating south to winter in southern Mexico.Size:This tiny hummingbirds is 7-9 cm long and has a wingspan of 11…
Pachycephala pectoralis Photo by Jarrod Amoore (Flickr) Common name:golden whistler (en); sibilante-dourado (pt); siffleur doré (fr); chiflador dorado (es); gelbbauch-dickkopf (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PachycephalidaeRange:This species is found in southern and eastern Australia, New Guinea, Indonesia, Fiji and the Solomon Islands.Size:These birds are 16-18 cm long and weigh 25 g.Habitat:The golden whistler is found in virtually any wooded…
Sturnus roseus Photo by Eyal Bartov (Eyal Bartov’s Photos) Common name:rosy starling (en); estorninho-rosado (pt); étourneau roselin (fr); estornino rosado (es); rosenstar (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily SturnidaeRange:This species is found in eastern Europe and central Asia, from Greece, around the Black Sea and into southern Russia, northern Iran, Kazakhstan and north-western China. They migrate south to winter…
Tyto capensis Photo by Per Holmen (Per’s Birding Pages) Common name:African grass-owl (en); coruja-dos-campos (pt); effraie du Cap (fr); lechuza de El Cabo (es); Afrika-graseule (de)Taxonomy:Order StrigiformesFamily TytonidaeSize:These birds are 34-42 cm long and weigh 330-520 g.Range:This African species is patchily distributed from Ethiopia and Cameroon south to South Africa.Habitat:The African grass-owl is marshes and…
Pomatorhinus erythrogenys Photo by Nitin Srinivasamurthy (Oriental Bird Images) Common name:rusty-cheeked scimitar-babbler (en); zaragateiro-de-simitarra-ferrugíneo (pt); pomatorhin à joues rousse (fr); cimitarra carirrufa (es); rotwangensäbler (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TimaliidaeRange:This species is found in the foothills of the Himalayas, from north-eastern Pakistan to Nepal, Bhutan and northern Myanmar and Thailand.Size:These birds are 27-28 cm long and weigh 50-60 g.Habitat:They are mainly found in…
Brotogeris versicolurus Photo by Luis Vargas (Ornitoteca) Common name:white-winged parakeet (en); periquito-de-asa-branca (pt); toui à ailes variées (fr); catita de patas amarillas (es); weissflügelsittich (de)Taxonomy:Order PsittaciformesFamily PsittacidaeRange:This species is native to the Amazon river basin, from eastern Peru and south-eastern Colombia and along the Amazon river and its main tributaries in Brazil all the way to…
Euplectes hordeaceus Photo by Martin Goodey (Flickr) Common name:black-winged bishop (en); bispo-de-coroa-vermelha (pt); euplecte monseigneur (fr); obispo de corona roja (es); flammenweber (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PloceidaeRange:This African species is found from southern Mauritania and Senegal to Ethiopia, and south to Angola, Zambia, northern Zimbabwe and Mozambique.Size:These birds are 12-15 cm long and weigh 18-20 g.Habitat:Black-winged bishops are found in…
Bulweria bulwerii Photo by Martin Lofgren (Wild Bird Gallery) Common name:Bulwer’s petrel (en); alma-negra (pt); pétrel de Bulwer (fr); petrel de Bulwer (es); Bulwersturmvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order ProcellariiformesFamily ProcellariidaeRange:The Bulwer’s petrel is a pantropical species, being found in the tropical and sub-tropical areas of the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific oceans. Breeding sites include the eastern Atlantic from…
