Chestnut-bellied cuckoo

Coccyzus pluvialis Photo by Dominic Sherony (Wikipedia) Common name:chestnut-bellied cuckoo (en); cuco-das-chuvas (pt); tacco de pluie (fr); cuco picogordo de Jamaica (es); regenkuckuck (de)Taxonomy:Order CuculiformesFamily CuculidaeRange:This species is endemic to Jamaica, being found throughout the island.Size:These birds are 48-56 cm long and weigh about 130 g.Habitat:The chestnut-bellied cuckoo is mostly found in moist tropical forests,…

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Crimson sunbird

Aethopyga siparaja (Photo from Internet Bird Collection) Common name:crimson sunbird (en); beija-flor-carmesim (pt); souïmanga siparaja (fr); suimanga siparaja (es); karmesinnektarvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Nectariniidae Range:This species is found in south-western India, and from northern India and Nepal east to southern China and through Indochina south to Indonesia. They are also found in several islands in the…

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Tiếng chim dẫn lối ta về

Tiếng chim dẫn lối ta về

Trong thế giới tự nhiên có lẽ chỉ có loài chim là ồn ào náo nhiệt nhất. Cũng giống như con người dùng ngôn ngữ và lời ca tiếng hát không chỉ làm phương tiện giao tiếp. Giọng hót của chim nhiều khi chỉ là bản năng vui vầy. Hổ gầm, voi rống, chó sủa,…

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Terek sandpiper

Xenus cinereus Photo by Christodoulos Makris (Trek Nature) Common name:Terek sandpiper (en); maçarico-sovela (pt); chevalier bargette (fr); andarríos del Terek (es); Terekwasserläufer (de)Taxonomy:Order CharadriiformesFamily ScolopacidaeRange:This species breeds from Finland to north-eastern Siberia, as far east as the Kolyma river. They migrate south to winter along the coasts of eastern Africa, southern Asia and Australia.Size:These birds…

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Common cuckoo

Cuculus canorus Photo by Chris Romeiks (Vogelart) Common name:common cuckoo (en); cuco-canoro (pt); coucou gris (fr); cuco común (es); kuckuck (de) Taxonomy:Order CuculiformesFamily CuculidaeRange: This species is found breeding throughout Europe, with the exception of Iceland, and in most of northern and central Asia as far east as Japan and as far south as Iran,…

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White-plumed antbird

Pithys albifrons Photo by Vincent Rufray (GEPOG) Common name:white-plumed antbird (en); papa-formiga-de-topete (pt); fourmilier manikup (fr); hormiguero cuerniblanco (es); weißgesicht-ameisenvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ThamnophilidaeRange:This species is found from southern Venezuela, Colombia and the Guyanas, south to northern Brazil, north of the Amazon river, and along the eastern slopes of the Andes down to southern Peru.Size:These birds…

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