Asian dollarbird

Eurystomus orientalis Photo by Nial Moores (Birds Korea) Common name:Asian dollarbird (en); rolieiro-oriental (es); rolle oriental (fr); carraca oriental (es); dollarvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order CoraciiformesFamily CoraciidaeRange:This species breeds in extreme south-eastern Russia, Korea, Japan and eastern China, through Indochina and Indonesia and into eastern and southern India and northern and eastern Australia. The more northern and southern…

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Cipo canastero

Asthenes luizae Photo by Bruno Salaroli (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:Cipo canastero (en); lenheiro-da-Serra-do-Cipó (pt); synallaxe du Cipo (fr); canastero de Cipó (es); Minas Gerais-canastero (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FurnariidaeRange:This species is endemic to Minas Gerais, in south-eastern Brazil, being found between Belo Horizonte and Montes Claros, especially at the Serra do Cipó National park and along…

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Brown lory

Chalcopsitta duivenbodei (Photo from Free Per Wallpapers) Common name:brown lory (en); lóri-castanho (pt); lori de Duyvenbode (fr); lori pardo (es); braunlori (de)Taxonomy:Order PsittaciformesFamily PsittacidaeRange:This species is found in the northern lowlands of New Guinea, both in Papua-New Guinea and in Indonesia.Size:These birds are 26-33 cm long and weigh 200-230 g.Habitat:The brown lory is found in…

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Puaiohi

Myadestes palmeri Photo by Mitch Walters (Flickr) Common name:puaiohi (en); tordo-solitário-puaiohi (pt); solitaire puaïohi (fr); solitario puaiohi (es); Palmerklarino (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TurdidaeRange:This species is endemic to the island of Kaua’i, in the Hawai’i archipelago, where it is presently only found at the Alaka`i Wilderness Preserve.Size:These birds are 17 cm long and weigh 37-43 g.Habitat:The puaiohi…

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Australasian bittern

Botaurus poiciloptilus Photo by Marlene Lyell (Flickr) Common name:Australasian bittern (en); abetouro-australiano (pt); butor d’Australie (fr); avetoro australiano (es); Australische rohrdommel (de)Taxonomy:Order CiconiiformesFamily ArdeidaeRange:This species is found throughout most of New Zealand, in New Caledonia and in Australia, in south-western Western Australia and from southern Queensland to Tasmania and south-eastern South Australia.Size:These birds are 66-76…

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Short-billed pipit

Anthus furcatus Photo by Roberto Maisonnave (Aves Uruguay) Common name:short-billed pipit (en); caminheiro-de-unha-curta (pt); pipit à plastron (fr); bisbita piquicorto (es); weißbauchpieper (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MotacillidaeRange:This species is found in Peru, Bolivia, northern and central Argentina, Uruguay and marginally into south-eastern Brazil.Size:These birds are 14-14,5 cm long and weigh 20 g.Habitat:The short-billed pipit is found in…

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Eurasian three-toed woodpecker

Picoides tridactylus Photo by Johan Stenlund (PBase) Common name:Eurasian three-toed woodpecker (en); pica-pau-tridáctilo (pt); pic tridactyle (fr); pico tridáctilo euroasiático (es); dreizehenspecht (de)TaxonomyOrder PiciformesFamily PicidaeRange:This species is patchily distributed in central and eastern Europe, with population in Switzerland and Austria, Romania, the Ukraine and Greece, and from Scandinavia and Belarus, through most of Russia and…

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Black-throated finch

Poephila cincta Photo by Vladimír Motyčka (BioLib) Common name: black-throated finch (en); diamante-de-garganta-preta (pt); diamant à bavette (fr); diamante gorjinegro (es); gürtelgrasfunk (de) Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EstrildidaeRange: This species is endemic to Queensland, Australia, where it is currently found on the Cape York Peninsula. In the past its range extended southwards into northern New South Wales.Size:These…

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