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Ensifera ensifera Photo by Larry Thompson (Discover Life) Common name:sword-billed hummingbird (en); beija-flor-bico-de-espada (pt); colibri porte-épée (fr); colibrí picoespada (es); schwertschnabelkolibri (de)Taxonomy:Order ApodiformesFamily TrochilidaeRange:This species is found along the Andes mountain range, from western Venezuela to central Bolivia.Size: These large hummingbirds are 17-23 cm long, including the 9-11 cm long bill. They weigh 10-15 g.Habitat:The…
Meliphaga lewinii Photo by Tom Tarrant (Wikipedia) Common name:Lewin’s honeyeater (en); melífago de Lewin (pt); méliphage de Lewin (fr); mielero de Lewin (es); goldohr-honigfresser (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MeliphagidaeRange:This species is endemic to eastern Australia, being found from north-eastern Queensland to south-eastern Victoria.Size:These birds are 20-22 cm long and weigh 34 g.Habitat:The Lewin’s honeyeater is found in…
Tanygnathus megalorhynchus Photo by Mehdhala Ouate (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:great-billed parrot (en); papagaio-de-bico-grande (pt); perruche à bec de sang (fr); loro picogordo (es); schwarzschulterpapagei (de)Taxonomy:Order PsittaciformesFamily PsittacidaeRange:This species is found in Indonesia, from East Nusa Tenggara to Maluku and North Maluku, and also in East Timor and in the southernmost islands of the Philippines.Size:These…
Setophaga ruticilla Photo by Dan Pancamo (Wikipedia) Common name:American redstart (en); mariquita-de-rabo-vermelho (pt); paruline flamboyante (fr); candelita norteña (es); schnäpperwaldsänger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ParulidaeRange:This species breeds in most of Canada and in the eastern United States, as well as in the northern Midwest of the United States. They migrate south to winter from Mexico down to…
Monarcha takatsukasae Photo by Desmond Allen (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:Tinian monarch (en); monarca-de-Tinian (pt); monarque de Tinian (fr); monarca de Tinian (es); Tinianmonarch (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MonarchidaeRange:This species is endemic to the island of Tinian in the Northern Mariana Islands.Size:These birds are 15 cm long.Habitat:The Tinian monarch is mostly found in limestone forests, but uses…
Fratercula corniculata Photo by Paul B. Jones (Flickr) Common name:horned puffin (en); papagaio-do-mar-cornudo (pt); macareux cornu (fr); frailecillo corniculado (es); hornlund (de)Taxonomy:Order CharadriiformesFamily AlcidaeRange:This species is found in the northern Pacific Ocean and adjacent parts of the Arctic Ocean, breeding from Wrangel island to the Queen Charlotte islands in Canada and to Sakhalinsk in Russia….
Chersomanes albofasciata Photo by Marco Valentini (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:spike-heeled lark (en); cotovia-esporada (pt); alouette éperonnée (fr); alondra espolada (es); zirplerche (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily AlaudidaeRange:This species is found in southern Africa, from south-western Angola, through Namibia and Botswana and into South Africa.Size:These birds are 14 cm long and weigh 25 g.Habitat:The spike-heeled lark is found…
Phalcoboenus australis Photo by Laurent Demongin (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:striated caracara (en); caracará-austral (pt); caracara austral (fr); caracara estriado (es); Falklandkarakara (de)Taxonomy:Order FalconiformesFamily FalconidaeRange:This species is only foundin Tierra del Fuego and the Falkland Islands.Size:These birds are 53-65 cm long and have a wingspan of 114-124 cm. They weigh 1,2 kg.Habitat:The striated caracara is…
