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Campylorhynchus fasciatus Photo by Manolo Arribas (ASEDI) Common name:fasciated wren (en); garrincha-zebrada (pt); troglodyte fascié (fr); ratona franjeada (es); bindenzaunkönig (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformmesFamily TroglodytidaeRange:This species in only found in western Ecuador and north-western Peru.Size:These birds are 19 cm long and weigh aroud 30 g.Habitat:The fasciated wren is mostly found in arid and semi-arid areas, including scrublands,…
Eremopterix leucotis Photo by Guy Poisson (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:chestnut-backed sparrowlark (en); cotovia-pardal-de-dorso-castanho (pt); moinelette à oreillons blancs (fr); terrera orejiblanca (es); weißwangenlerche (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Alaudidae Range:This species is found in sub-Saharan Africa, in the Sahel belt from Mauritania and Senegal to Sudan, through Kenya and Tanzania and into Angola, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Mozambique and…
Heliodoxa imperatrix Photo by Rafael Merchante (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:empress brilliant (en); brilhante-imperatriz (pt); brillant impératrice (fr); brillante emperatriz (es); rotstern-brilliantkolibri (de) Taxonomy:Order ApodiformesFamily Trochilidae Range:This species is found along the western slopes of the Andes in Colombia and northern Ecuador. Size: The males are 16 cm long while the females are 13 cm…
Myiarchus crinitus Photo by Frode Jacobsen (Flickr) Common name:great crested flycatcher (en); papa-moscas-grande-de-crista (pt); tyran huppé (fr); copetón viajero (es); gelbbauch-schopftyrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This species breeds in the eastern United States and in south-eastern Canada. They migrate south to winter from southern Mexico to northern Colombia and western Venezuela. Some also winter in southern Florida…
Mohoua albicilla Photo by Rosie Perera (Flickr) Common name:whitehead (en); cabeça-branca (pt); mohoua à tête blanche (fr); mohoua cabeciblanco (es); weißköpfchen (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Pachycephalidae Range:This species is endemic to New Zealand, only being found in North Island and several offshore islands surrounding it, including Little Barrier Island, Great Barrier Island and Kapiti Island.Size:These birds are…
Semnornis frantzii Photo by Lou Hegedus (Mango Verde) Common name:prong-billed barbet (en); capitão-de-Frantzius (pt); cabézon de Frantzius (fr); cabezón cocora (es); azteken-bartvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PiciformesFamily CapitonidaeRange:This species is only found in Costa Rica and western Panama.Size:These birds are 17 cm long and weigh 60-70 g.Habitat:The prong-billed barbet is found in cool, moist tropical forests with abundant…
Struthio camelus Photo by Stig Nygaard (Wikipedia) Common name:ostrich (en); avestruz (pt); autruche d’Afrique (fr); avestruz (es); Afrikanische strauß (de)Taxonomy:Order StruthioniformesFamily StruthionidaeRange:This species is presently restricted to Africa, occurring in two separate areas. One area spans from Mauritania and Mali to Sudan and south along East Africa to Tanzania. The other area encompasses Angola, Namibia,…
Acridotheres cristatellus (Photo from Lananhbirds Club) Common name:crested myna (en); mainá-de-crista (pt); martin huppé (fr); mainá china (es); haubenmaina (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily SturnidaeRange:This species originates from southern China, Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam, but has been introduced to several parts of the world including Japan, the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Portugal, Argentina, British Columbia in Canada and Florida…
