Rufous-breasted hermit

Glaucis hirsuta (Photo from Guia das Aves do Pantanal) Common name:rufous-breasted hermit (en); balança-rabo-de-bico-torto (pt); ermite hirsute (fr); ermitaño hirsuto (es); rotschwanz-schattenkolibriTaxonomy:Order ApodiformesFamily TrochilidaeRange:This species is found from Panama to Bolivia and south-eastern Brazil, and also in Trinidad and Tobago.Size:These birds are 10-12 cm long and weigh 5,5-8 g.Habitat:Rufous-breasted hermits are mostly found in rainforests, but…

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Lesser seedcracker

Pyrenestes minor Photo by Johann Grobbelaar (Grob Images) Common name:lesser seedcracker (en); quebra-sementes-do-Niassa (pt); petit pyréneste (fr); estrilda piquigorda chica (es); kleiner purpurastrild (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EstrildidaeRange:This species is found in East Africa, from southern Tanzania, through Malawi and into central Mozambique and marginally across the border into Zimbabwe.Size:These birds are 13-14 cm long and weigh…

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Royal tern

Sterna maxima Photo by Ianaré Sévi (Wikipedia) Common name:royal tern (en); garajau-real (pt); sterne royale (fr); charrán real (es); königsseeschwalbe (de)Taxonomy:Order CharadriiformesFamily SternidaeRange:This species breeds along the coasts of West Africa, from Mauritania to Cameroon, along the Caribbean and the coasts of South America from Colombia no northern Brazil, and along the coasts of south-eastern…

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