Birds

Buff-throated foliage-gleaner

Automolus ochrolaemus Photo by Chris Perkins (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:buff-throated foliage-gleaner (en); barranqueiro-camurça (pt); anabate à gorge fauve (fr); ticotico gorgiclaro (es); fahlkehl-baumspäher (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FurnariidaeRange:This species is found from southern Mexico, across Central America and south to Peru, Bolivia and north-western Brazil.Size:These birds are 18-19 cm long and weigh 42 g.Habitat:Buff-throated foliage-gleaners are mostly found…

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Cebu flowerpecker

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Dicaeum quadricolor Photo by Tomasz Cofta (Y101FM) Common name:Cebu flowerpecker (en); pica-flores-de-Cebu (pt); dicée quadricolore (fr); picaflores de Cebú (es); vierfarben-mistelfresser (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily DicaeidaeRange:This species is endemic to the island of Cebu in the Philippines.Size:These birds are 11-12 cm long.Habitat:They are mostly found on the tallest remaining patches of native rainforest, being strongly associated to karst…

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Scaly ground-roller

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Brachypteracias squamiger Photo by Dubi Shapiro (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:scaly ground-roller (en); rolieiro-da-terra-escamoso (pt); brachyptérolle écaillé (fr); carraca-terrestre escamosa (es); schuppenerdracke (de)Taxonomy:Order CoraciiformesFamily BrachypteraciidaeRange:This species is endemic to Madagascar, being found on the eastern slopes of the island, from Marojejy to Andohahela.Size:These birds are 27-31 cm long and weigh 130-165 g.Habitat:Scaly ground-rollers are mostly found in…

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Red kite

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Milvus milvus Photo by Thomas Kraft (Wikipedia) Common name:red kite (en); milhafre-real (pt); milan royal (fr); milano real (es); rotmilan (de)Taxonomy:Order FalconiformesFamily AccipitridaeRange:The red kite is almost entirely restricted to Europe, being found from southern Sweden and the Baltic, through Poland and Germany and into France, Great Britain, Italy and the Iberian Peninsula. There is…

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Hawaii amakihi

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Hemignathus virens Photo by Chuck Babbitt (Photo.net) Common name:Hawaii amakihi (en); amakigi-do-Hawai (pt); amakihi familier (fr); amakiji hawaiano (es); amakihi (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily DrepanididaeRange:This species is endemic to the island of Hawaii.Size:These birds are 10 cm long and weigh 13-15 g.Habitat:The Hawaii amakihi is found in all types of habitat of the island, namely tropical moist forests, tropical dry…

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Red-capped robin

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Petroica goodenovii (Photo from Bird Watching Magazine) Common name:red-capped robin (en); rouxinol-de-testa-vermelha (pt); miro à front rouge (fr); petroica frentirroja (es); rotstirnschnäpper (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PetroicidaeRange:This species is endemic to Australia, being found throughout most of the country, with the exception of Tasmania and the northernmost areas of Queensland, of the Northern Territories and of Western Australia.Size:The…

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Trindade petrel

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Pterodroma arminjoniana Photo by Steve Howell (Seabirding Pelagic Trips) Common name:Trindade petrel (en); grazina-de-Trindade (pt); pétrel de Trindade (fr); petrel de la Trindade (es); Südtrinidad-sturmvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order ProcellariiformesFamily ProcellariidaeRange:This species is only found breeding on the islands of Trindade and Martim Vaz, off the coast of Brazil, but they cover wide areas of the southern Atlantic, Indian and…

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Victoria's riflebird

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Ptiloris victoriae Photo by Lindsay Hansch (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:Victoria’s riflebird (en); ave-do-paraíso-de-Vitória (pt); paradisier de Victoria (fr); ave-del-paraíso de Victoria (es); Victoriaparadiesvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ParadisaeidaeRange:This species is endemic to eastern Australia, only being found in the Atherton Tableland region of north-eastern Queensland.Size:These birds are 23-25 cm long and weigh 90-100 g.Habitat:The Victoria’s riflebird is mostly…

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