Birds

Ochre-breasted antpitta

Grallaricula flavirostris Photo by Scott Olmstead (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:ochre-breasted antpitta (en); tovaca-ocre (pt); grallaire ocrée (fr); tororoi piquigualdo (es); ockerbrust-ameisenpitta (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FormicariidaeRange:This species is found along the Pacific slopes of Central and South America, from Nicaragua down to Bolivia.Size:These birds are 10 cm long and weigh 16 g.Habitat:Ochre-breasted antpittas are found in tropical and sub-tropical…

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Short-tailed pipit

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Anthus brachyurus Photo by Hugh Chittenden (Biodiversity Explorer) Common name:short-tailed pipit (en); petinha-rabicurta (pt); pipit à queue courte (fr); bisbita colicorto (es); kurzschwanzpieper (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MotacillidaeRange:This African species is found from Gabon, through Congo, D.R. Congo and north-eastern Angola, and into Zambia. There are also separate populations in Tanzania, Uganda, Mozambique and South Africa.Size:These birds are 12 cm…

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Red-cockaded woodpecker

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Picoides borealis Photo by Matthew Hacker (Wikipedia) Common name:red-cockaded woodpecker (en); pica-pau-de-faces-brancas (pt); pic à face blanche (fr); pico de Florida (es); kokardenspecht (de)Taxonomy:Order PiciformesFamily PicidaeRange:This species is endemic to the Unites States, with scattered populations being found in the south-eastern parts of the country, especially in Florida and South Carolina but as far north as…

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White-starred robin

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Pogonocichla stellata Photo by Alan Manson (Wikipedia) Common name:white-starred robin (en); pisco-estrelado (pt); rougegorge étoilé (fr); ruiseñor estrellado (es); sternrötel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MuscicapidaeRange:This species is patchily distributed across eastern Africa, from southern Sudan down to South Africa.Size:This species is 15-16 cm long and weighs 18-25 g.Habitat:The white-starred robin is mostly found in moist evergreen mountain forests with…

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Spotted antbird

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Hylophylax naevioides Photo by Paul Jones (Surfbirds) Common name:spotted antbird (en); guarda-floresta-maculado (pt); fourmilier grivelé (fr); hormiguero moteado (es); rotmantel-ameisenwächter (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ThamnophilidaeRange:This species is found in the Caribbean slopes of Honduras, Costa Rica and Nicaragua, in Panama, north-western Colombia and western Ecuador.Size:These birds are 11-12 cm long and weigh 16-19,5 g.Habitat:Spotted antbirds are found in lowland rainforests, from sea…

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Oriental scops-owl

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Otus sunia (Photo from World Bird Info) Common name:oriental scops-owl (en); mocho-d’orelhas-oriental (pt); petit-duc d’Orient (fr); autillo oriental (es); Orient-zwergohreule (de)Taxonomy:Order StrigiformesFamily StrigidaeRange:This Asian species is found breeding from northern Pakistan and India, through Nepal and Bangladesh, into southern China and Indochina, and further north through eastern and north-eastern China and into Korea, Japan and Sakhalin in…

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Speckled tanager

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Tangara guttata Photo by Ruben Campos (Focus on Nature) Common name:speckled tanager (en); saíra-pintada (pt); calliste tiqueté (fr); tangara pintada (es); tropfentangare (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ThraupidaeRange:This species is found from Costa Rica south to northern Colombia, Venezuela and marginally across the border into northern Brazil and Guyana.Size:These birds are 12-14 cm long and weigh 15-21 g.Habitat:The speckled…

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Reed bunting

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Emberiza schoeniclus Photo by Rob Belterman (Internet Bird Collection) Common name: reed warbler (en); escrevedeira-dos-caniços (pt); bruant des roseaux (fr); escribano palustre (es); rohrammer (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Emberizidae Range: This species found breeding throughout Europe, and in northern Asia, from Siberia to the Caucasus, the northern slopes of the Himalayas, northern China and Japan….

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