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Poospiza ornata Photo by Federico Villegas (Ecoregistros) Common name:cinnamon warbling-finch (en); capacetinho-canela (pt); chipiu cannelle (fr); monterita canela (es); schmuckammerfink (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EmberizidaeRange:This species in endemic to Argentina, being found in the eastern part of the country from the provinces of Salta and Catamarca to Neuquén, Río Negro and southern Buenos Aires.Size:These birds are 13…
Fulmarus glacialis Photo by Jörg Hempel (Wikipedia) Common name:northern fulmar (en); fulmar-glacial (pt); fulmar boréal (fr); fulmar boreal (es); eissturmvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order ProcellariiformesFamily ProcellariidaeRange:This species is found in the northern Atlantic, northern Pacific and Adacent areas of the Arctic ocean, ranging as far south as the British isles, Massachusetts, northern California and northern Japan. There are…
Vireo griseus Photo by Steve Patten (Life and Wildlife along the Little Buffalo River) Common name:white-eyed vireo (en); juruviara-d’olho-branco (pt); viréo aux yeux blanc (fr); vireo ojiblanco (es); weißaugenvireo (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily VireonidaeRange:This species breeds in the eastern United States, from Idaho to Massachusetts and south to Florida and Texas, and also in eastern Mexico. The…
Amazilia tzacatl Photo by Joseph Boone (Wikipedia) Common name:rufous-tailed hummingbird (en); beija-flor-de-cauda-ruiva (pt); ariane à ventre gris (fr); amazilia de cola rufa (es); braunschwanz-amazilie (de)Taxonomy:Order ApodiformesFamily Trochilidae Range:This species is found from southern Mexico to north-western Venezuela, western Colombia and western Ecuador.Size:These birds are 9-11 cm long and weigh 4,5-5,5 g.Habitat:The rufous-tailed hummingbird is mostly…
Euplectes franciscanus Photo by Henrique Pires (Flickr) Common name:orange bishop (en); bispo-laranja (pt); euplecte franciscain (fr); obispo anaranjado (es); feuerwida (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PloceidaeRange:This species is found along the Sahel belt in sub-Saharan Africa, from southern Mauritania to Liberia and east to Sudan, Kenya and Ethiopia. It has been introduced to the Caribbean islands of Puerto…
Crypturellus boucardi Photo by Brad Weinert (Flickr) Common name:slaty-breasted tinamou (en); inhambu-de-Boucard (pt); tinamou de Boucard (fr); tinamú pizarroso (es); graukehltinamu (de)Taxonomy:Order TinamiformesFamily TinamidaeRange:This species is found from southern Mexico to Costa Rica.Size:These birds are 27-28 cm long and weigh 470 g.Habitat:The slaty-breasted tinamou is mostly found in tall rainforests with a high canopy, occasionaly…
Sturnus pagodarum Photo by J.M. Garg (Wikipedia) Common name:Brahminy starling (en); estorninho-dos-pagodes (pt); étourneau des pagodes (fr); estornino de las pagodas (es); pagodenstar (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily SturnidaeRange:This species is found throughout India and also in Nepal, eastern Pakistan and marginally into Afghanistan. Some of the more northern populations migrate south to winter in Sri Lanka. The…
Rostrhamus sociabilis (Photo from Ciencia de Cuba) Common name:snail kite (en); gavião-caramujeiro (pt); milan des marais (fr); caracolero común (es); schneckenweih (de)Taxonomy:Order FalconiformesFamily AccipitridaeRange:This species is found from Florida and southern Mexico, through parts of the Caribbean and Central America and through most of South America as far south as southern Brazil and northern Argentina….
