Magellanic tapaculo

Scytalopus magellanicus Photo by Jose Cañas (Flickriver) Common name:Magellanic tapaculo (en); tapaculo-de-Magalhães (pt); mérulaxe des Andes (fr); churrín del sur (es); Magellantapaculo (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily RhinocryptidaeRange:This South American species is found from central Chile and western Argentina, south to Tierra del Fuego.Size:These birds are 10-12 cm long and weigh 11-15 g.Habitat:Magellanic tapaculos are found in densely vegetated…

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Maguari stork

Ciconia maguari Photo by Aline Wolfer (Oiseaux d’Argentine) Common name:maguari stork (en); cegonha-maguari (pt); cigogne maguari (fr); cigueña maguari (es); maguaristorch (de) Taxonomy:Order CiconiiformesFamily Ciconiidae Range:This species is found throughout most of South America east of the Andes, from Venezuela to central Argentina, but is mostly absent from the Amazon basin and from north-eastern Brazil….

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Green pygmy-goose

Nettapus pulchellus Photo by Tony Ashton (Tyto Tony) Common name:green pygmy-goose (en); ganso-anão-australiano (pt); anserelle élégante (fr); gansito-australiano (es); Australische zwergente (de) Taxonomy:Order AnseriformesFamily Anatidae Range:This species is found in northern and eastern Australia and in southern New Guinea. Also in the Lesser Sundas, Moluccas and Sulawesi, but possibly only outside the breeding season.Size:These birds…

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