Black-eared fairy

Heliothryx auritus Photo by Lindolfo Souto (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:black-eared fairy (en); beija-flor-de-bochecha-azul (pt); colibri oreillard (fr); colibrí hada oriental (es); schwarzohr-schmuckkolibri (de)Taxonomy:Order ApodiformesFamily TrochilidaeRange:This species is found from Colombia, Venezuela and eastern Ecuador down to Bolivia and north-western Brazil, and also in south-eastern Brazil from Bahía to São Paulo.Size:These birds are 10-13 cm…

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Purple finch

Carpodacus purpureus Photo by Simon Barrette (Wikipedia) Common name:purple finch (en); peito-rosado-púrpura (pt); roselin pourpré (fr); carpodaco morado (es); purpurgimpel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Fringillidae Range:This North American species is found breeding in southern and western Canada, along the west coast of the United States down to southern California and in the north-eastern United States. The more…

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Black wheatear

Oenanthe leucura Photo by Marco Valentini (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:black wheatear (en); chasco-preto (pt); traquet rieur (fr); collalba negra (es); trauersteinschmätzer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MuscicapidaeRange:This species is found in south-western Europe, in Spain, and marginally into Portugal and France. Also in north-west Africa, in Morocco, northern Algeria, Tunisia, Western Sahara and northern Mauritania.Size:These birds are…

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African snipe

Gallinago nigripennis Photo by Ronald Bontrop (Biodiversity4all) Common name:African snipe (en); narceja-africana (pt); bécassine africaine (fr); agachadiza africana (es); Afrikanische bekassine (de)Taxonomy:Order CharadriiformesFamily ScolopacidaeRange:This species has scattered breeding populations along eastern and southern Africa, in Ethiopia, Kenya, Zambia, Zimbabwe and South Africa, but can winter over all the regions between these breeding areas.Size: African snipes…

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White-flanked antwren

Myrmotherula axillaris Photo by Hugo Viana (Flickr) Common name:white-flanked antwren (en); choquinha-de-flancos-brancos (pt); myrmidon à flancs blancs (fr); hormiguerito flanquialbo (es); weißflanken-ameisenschlüpferTaxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ThamnophilidaeRange:This species is found from Honduras down to Bolivia and northern Brazil. There are also isolated populations along the coast of eastern and south-eastern Brazil.Size:These birds are 9-10,5 cm long and weigh…

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Red-backed fairywren

Malurus melanocephalus Photo by Mark Andrews (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:red-backed fairywren (en); carriça-australiana-de-dorso-vermelho (pt); mérion à dos rouge (fr); ratona australiana de lomo rojo (es); rotrücken-staffelschwanz (de) Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Maluridae Range:This species is endemic to Australia, being found in the north, from northern Western Australia to Queensland and east of the Great Dividing range…

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Galapagos hawk

Buteo galapagoensis Photo by Mark Putney (Wikipedia) Common name:Galapgos hawk (en); bútio-das-Galápagos (pt); buse des Galapagos (fr); ratonero de las Galápagos (es); Galapagosbussard (de)Taxonomy:Order FalconiformesFamily AccipitridaeRange:This species is endemic to the Galapagos islands of Ecuador, being found in the islands of Santiago, Española, Isabela, Fernandina, Pinta, Marchena, Pinzón and Santa Fe.Size:These large hawks are 55…

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Sprague's pipit

Anthus spragueii Photo by Gerald Romanchuk (PBase) Common name:Sprague’s pipit (en); petinha-da-pradaria (pt); pipit de Sprague (fr); bisbita llanera (es); präriepieper (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MotacillidaeRange:This species is found breeding in inland areas of southern Canada and the northern United States, from British Columbia to Manitoba and south to Montana and South Dakota. They migrate south to…

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