Black-capped vireo

Vireo atricapillus Photo by Cody Conway (Flickr) Common name:black-capped vireo (en); juruviara-de-barrete-preto (pt); viréo à tête noire (fr); vireo cabecinegro (es); schwarzkopfvireo (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily VireonidaeRange:This species is only found breeding in Texas and Oklahoma, in the southern United States, and across the border into northern Mexico. They migrate south to winter along the western coast of…

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Spotted eagle owl

Bubo africanus Photo by Johann du Preez (Fotopedia) Common name:spotted eagle owl (en); bufo-malhado (pt); grand-duc africain (fr); búho manchado (es); fleckenuhu (de)Taxonomy:Order StrigiformesFamily StrigidaeRange:This species is widely distributed in sub-Saharan Africa, from Mauritania east to Sudan and Ethiopia, and all the way south to South Africa. It is also found in the Arabian Peninsula,…

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Guianan warbling antbird

Hypocnemis cantator Photo by Michel Giraud-Audine (Oiseaux) Common name:Guianan warbling antbird (en); cantador-da-Guiana (pt); alapi carillonneur (fr); hormiguero cantador de Guyana (es); Guyana-ameisenschnäpper (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ThamnophilidaeRange:This species is found in the Guyanas, in eastern Venezuela and in north-eastern Brazil, north of the Amazon river and east of the Negro and Branco rivers.Size:The Guianan warbling antbird is…

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Grey-headed bulbul

Pycnonotus priocephalus Photo by Ramki Sreenivasan (Oriental Bird Images) Common name:grey-headed bulbul (en); tuta-de-cabeça-cinzenta (pt); bulbul colombar (fr); bulbul de cabeza gris (es); graukopfbülbül (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PycnonotidaeRange:This species is endemic to south-west India, being found in the Western Ghats and Palni Hills, between Goa and Tamil Nadu.Size:These birds are 14-15 cm long and weigh 14-19 g.Habitat:Grey-headed…

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Black jacobin

Florisuga fusca Photo by Luis Florit (Luis Adráin Florit Homepage) Common name:black jacobin (en); beija-flor-preto-e-branco (pt); colibri demi-deuil (fr); colibrí negro (es); schwarzkolibri (de)Taxonomy:Order ApodiformesFamily TrochilidaeRange:These birds are found in eastern and south-eastern Brazil, Uruguay, eastern Paraguay and north-eastern Argentina.Size:Black jacobins are 12-13 cm long and weigh 8 g.Habitat:These birds are found in a wide range…

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Australian logrunner

Orthonyx temminckii Common name:Australian logrunner (en); corre-troncos-australiano (pt); orthonyx de Temminck (fr); colaespina de Temminck (es); Australien-stachelschwanzflöter (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily OrthonychidaeRange:This species is endemic to eastern Australia, being found from New South Wales to Queensland.Size:These birds are 18-21 cm long. Males tend to be larger than females, weighing 58-70 g, while the females weigh 46-58 g.Habitat:They are mostly found…

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Winter wren

Troglodytes troglodytes Photo by Fabio Giarrizzo (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:winter wren (en); carriça (pt); troglodyte mignon (fr); chochín (es); zaunkönig (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TroglodytidaeRange:These birds are widely distributed in Europe, North Africa, Asia and North America, being found across Europe, including Iceland and the British Isles, into Russia, the Middle East and southern Asia, and…

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Olivaceous piculet

Picumnus olivaceus Photo by Jose García (Birding Panama) Common name:olivaceous piculet (en); pica-pau-anão-azeitona (pt); picumne olivâtre (fr); carpinterito oliváceo (es); olivrücken-zwergspecht (de)Taxonomy:Order PiciformesFamily PicidaeRange:These birds are found from Guatemala and Honduras, through Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama, and into Colombia, western Venezuela, western Ecuador and north-western Peru.Size:This tinny woodpecker is 8-10 cm long and weighs 12-13…

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