Willow flycatcher

Empidonax traillii Photo by Larry Thompson (Discover Life) Common name:willow flycatcher (en); maria-fibiu (pt); moucherolle des saules (fr); mosquero saucero (es); weidenschnäppertyrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This species breeds in southern Canada and in most of the United States with the exception of the south-easternmost corner of the country. They migrate south to winter in Central America and in…

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Wahlberg's honeyguide

Prodotiscus regulus Photo by Alan Manson (Flickr) Common name:Wahlberg’s honeyguide (en); indicador-de-bico-aguçado (pt); indicateur de Wahlberg (fr); indicador dorsipardo (es); Wahlberglaubpicker (de)Taxonomy:Order PiciformesFamily IndicatoridaeRange:This African species is patchily distributed in western Africa, mostly in and around Nigeria, and more widely found in eastern  Africa, from Tanzania and southern D.R. Congo to Angola, Zambia, Mozambique and South…

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Asian paradise-flycatcher

Terpsiphone paradisi Photo by Steve Garvie (Wikipedia) Common name:Asian paradise-flycatcher (en); monarca-asiático (pt); tchitrec de paradis (fr); monarca colilargo asiático (es); fahlbauch-paradiesschnäpper (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MonarchidaeRange:This species is found trhoughout south-eastern Asia, from Afghanistan, Pakistan and India to north-eastern China and extreme south-eastern Russia, and south to Indonesia. the more northern population migrate south to winter within the…

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Red-faced warbler

Cardellina rubifrons Photo by Robert Royse (Robert Royse’s Bird Photography) Common name:red-faced warbler (en); mariquita-de-faces-vermelhas (pt); paruline à face rouge (fr); chipe cara roja (es); dreifarben-waldsänger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ParulidaeRange:This North American species is found breeding in northern Mexico and in Arizona and New Mexico, United States. Some population migrate south to winter in southern Mexico, El Salvador,…

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Red-billed tropicbird

Phaethon aethereus Photo by Jean-Christophe Delattre (Nunda Foto) Common name:red-billed tropicbird (en); rabo-de-palha-de-bico-vermelho (pt); phaéton à bec rouge (fr); rabijunco etéreo (es); rotschnabel-tropikvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PelecaniformesFamily PhaethontidaeRange:This species is found in the tropical Atlantic Ocean, from Angola to Brazil and north to the Canary Islands and the Caribbean, the north-western Indian Ocean between Pakistan, the Arabian Peninsula, Somalia…

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Blue-grey tanager

Thraupis episcopus Photo by Taran Rampersad (Flickr) Common name:blue-grey tanager (en); sanhaçu-da-Amazónia (pt); tangara évêque (fr); azulejo de jardín (es); bischofstangare (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ThraupidaeRange:This species is found in northern South America and in Central America, from northern Brazil, Bolivia and Peru to southern Mexico. They are also found in Trinidad and Tobago.Size:These birds are 16-18 cm…

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Velvet asity

Philepitta castanea Photo by Dubi Shapiro (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:velvet asity (en); asite-veludo (pt); philépitte veloutée (fr); filepita aterciopelada (es); seidenjala (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PhilepittidaeRange:This species is endemic to Madagascar, being found along the eastern side and extreme north-western corner of the island.Size:These birds are 14-17 cm long and weigh 34-42 g.Habitat:The velvet asity is mostly found in the…

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Chaco chachalaca

Ortalis canicollis Photo by Ian Barker (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:Chaco chachalaca (en); aracuã-d0-Pantanal (pt); ortalide du Chaco (fr); charata (es); Chacoguan (de)Taxonomy:Order GalliformesFamily CracidaeRange:This South American birds are found in the Chaco region of south-eastern Bolivia, northern Argentina, Paraguay and south-western Mato Grosso, Brazil.Size:These birds are 50-56 cm long and weigh 480-600 g.Habitat:The Chaco chachalaca…

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