Brazilian teal

Amazonetta brasiliensis Photo by Dario Sanches (Wikipedia) Common name:Brazilian teal (en); pé-vermelho (pt); canard amazonette (fr); pato brasileño (es); Amazonasente (de)Taxonomy:Order AnseriformesFamily AnatidaeRange:These birds are found throughout Brazil and also in Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, northern Argentina, Colombia and Venezuela.Size:Brazilian teals are 35-40 cm long and weigh 350-600 g.Habitat:They are mostly found in inland wetlands, such…

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Oriental magpie-robin

Copsychus saularis Photo by J.M. Garg (Wikipedia) Common name:oriental magpie-robin (en); pisco-daial (pt); shama dayal (fr); shama oriental (es); dajaldrossel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Muscicapidae Range:These birds are found in southern Asia, from eastern Pakistan, throughout India and Bangladesh and through Indochina into Indonesia, the Philippines and southern and south-eastern China.Size:The oriental magpie-robin is 19-23 cm long…

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Ground woodpecker

Geocolaptes olivaceus Photo by Ian White (Flickr) Common name:ground woodpecker (en); pica-pau-das-rochas (pt); pic laboureur (fr); pico de la tierra (es); erdspecht (de) Taxonomy:Order PiciformesFamily Picidae Range:This species is endemic to South Africa, being found in most of the southern, eastern and western parts of the country, as well as in Lesotho and Swaziland.Size:These birds…

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Palm warbler

Dendroica palmarum Photo by Guy Poisson (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:palm warbler (en); mariquita-das-palmeiras (pt); paruline à couronne rousse (fr); reinita palmera (es); palm-waldsänger (de) Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Parulidae Range:This species breeds in northern North America, from northern Canada to the northern United States in Minnesota, Wyoming, Michigan and Maine. They migrate south to winter along…

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Streaked flycatcher

Myiodynastes maculatus Photo by Dario Sanches (Wikipedia) Common name:streaked flycatcher (en); bem-te-vi-rajado (pt); tyran audacieux (fr); bienteveo rayado (es); südlicher fleckenmaskentyrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This species is found from southern Mexico down to central Argentina, only east of the Andes.Size:These birds are 20,5-23 cm long and weigh 37-50 g.Habitat:The streaked flycatcher is found in moist evergreen…

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Black-winged lory

Eos cyanogenia (Photo from Free Pet Wallpapers) Common name:black-winged lory (en); lóri-de-asa-preta (pt); lori à joues bleues (fr); lori alinegro (es); schwarzschulterlori (de)Taxonomy:Order PsittaciformesFamily PsittacidaeRange:This species is endemic to the Indonesian islands of Geelvink, off the northern coast of Papua.Size:These birds are 29-31 cm long and weigh around 120 g. Habitat:The black-winged lory is mostly…

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Black-capped donacobius

Donacobius atricapilla Photo by Ralf Lukovic (Trek Nature) Common name:black-capped donacobius (en); japacanim (pt); donacobe à miroir (fr); angú (es); rohrspotter (de) Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Troglodytidae Range:This species is found in northern South America, from Venezuela south to Bolivia, southern Brazil and north-eastern Argentina. Size:These birds are 23 cm long and weigh 24-30 g. Habitat:The black-capped…

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Northern gannet

Morus bassanus Photo by Andreas Trepte (Wikipedia) Common name:northern gannet (en); ganso-patola (pt); fou de Bassan (fr); alcatraz común (es); basstölpel (de) Taxonomy:Order PelecaniformesFamily Sulidae Range:The northern gannet is found in the northern Atlantic, from Greenland south along the coasts of Europe, north-western Africa and North America down to Cuba and Senegal. Size:These birds are…

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