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Oxyruncus cristatus (Photo from Bird Forum) Common name:sharpbill (en); araponga-do-horto (pt); oxyrhynque huppé (fr); picoagudo (es); flammenkopfkotinga (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily CotingidaeRange:This species is found in a series of disjunct areas from Costa Rica to south-eastern Brazil, including the tepuis of southern Venezuela and the Guianas, Amapa, eastern Para, the Brazilian coast from Bahia to Santa Catarina, and…
Myiagra caledonica Photo by Patrick Ingremeau (Oiseaux) Common name:Melanesian flycatcher (en); monarca-da-Melanésia (pt); monarque mélanésien (fr); miagra de Nueva Caledonia (es); hebridenmyiagra (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MonarchidaeRange:This species is found in New Caledonia, Vanuatu and on the island of Rennell, in the Solomon Islands.Size:These birds are 13-14 cm long and weigh 10-12 g.Habitat:The Melanesian flycatcher is found in moist forests,…
Amazilia lactea Photo by Marcelo Cazani (Flickr) Common name:sapphire-spangled emerald (en); beija-flor-de-peito-azul (pt); ariane saphirine (fr); diamante pechizafiro (es); saphiramazilie (de)Taxonomy:Order ApodiformesFamily TrochilidaeRange:This South American species has 3 subspecies with separate breeding ranges. A. l. lactea is found in south-eastern Brazil, from Bahía to Paraná; A. l. barletti is found in central and southern Peru…
Podiceps cristatus Photo by Ken Billington (Wikipedia) Common name:great crested grebe (en); mergulhão-de-crista (pt); grèbe huppé (fr); somormujo lavanco (es); haubentaucher (de)Taxonomy:Order PodicipediformesFamily PodicipedidaeRange:This species is found across most of Europe and central Asia, wintering also in southern Asia. There are some scattered colonies in Africa, from Tunisia and Egypt in the north, through a few…
Ramsayornis modestus (Photo from Wikipedia) Common name:brown-backed honeyeater (en); melífago-modesto (pt); méliphage modeste (fr); mielero modesto (es); sumpfhonigfresser (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MeliphagidaeRange:This species is found in southern New Guinea and in north-eastern Queensland, Australia and adjacent islands.Size:These birds are 11 cm long and weigh 11-12 g.Habitat:These birds are mostly found in Melaleuca swamps and woodlands, but also occur in mangroves,…
Megalaima haemacephala Photo by Rajiv Lather (Birding in India and South Asia) Common name:coppersmith barbet (en); barbudo-de-peito-vermelho (pt); barbu à plastron rouge (fr); barbudo calderero (es); kupferschmied (de)Taxonomy:Order PiciformesFamily CapitonidaeRange:This species is found in southern Asia, from north-eastern Pakistan, through India, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bangladesh, and into southern China, the Malay Peninsula, Indonesia and the Philippines.Size:These…
Quiscalus major Photo by Connie Denyes (Wikipedia) Common name:boat-tailed grackle (en); iraúna-dos-paúis (pt); quiscale des marais (fr); zanate marismeño (es); bootschwanzgrackel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily IcteridaeRange:This species is found breeding along the eastern coast of North America, from New York to Florida, and along the Gulf of Mexico coast to Texas. Some populations migrate south and may reach northern…
Rostratula australis Photo by Eric Tan (Feather and Photos) Common name:Australian painted-snipe (en); narceja-pintada-australiana (pt); rhynchée d’Australie (fr); aguatero australiano (es); Australier-goldschnepfe (de)Taxonomy:Order CharadriiformesFamily RostratulidaeRange:This species is endemic to Australian, being mostly found at scattered locations throughout much of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and south-eastern South Australia. It has also been occasionally recorded further…
