Blyth's kingfisher

Alcedo hercules (Photo from World Birds) Common name:Blyth’s kingfisher (en); guarda-rios-de-Blyth (pt); martin-pêcheur de Blyth (fr); martín pescador hércules (es); Herkules eisvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order CoraciiformesFamily AlcedinidaeRange:This species is found from extreme north-eastern India and eastern Nepal, into extreme southern China, and southwards into Myanmar, northern Thailand, Laos and Vietnam.Size:These birds are 22 cm long and weigh…

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Horned puffin

Fratercula corniculata Photo by Paul B. Jones (Flickr) Common name:horned puffin (en); papagaio-do-mar-cornudo (pt); macareux cornu (fr); frailecillo corniculado (es); hornlund (de)Taxonomy:Order CharadriiformesFamily AlcidaeRange:This species is found in the northern Pacific Ocean and adjacent parts of the Arctic Ocean, breeding from Wrangel island to the Queen Charlotte islands in Canada and to Sakhalinsk in Russia….

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Dickcissel

Spiza americana (Photo from Internet Bird Collection) Common name:dickcissel (en); papa-capim-americano (pt); dickcissel d’Amérique (fr); arrocero americano (es); dickzissel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily CardinalidaeRange:This species breeds in central North America, ranging as far north as Minnesota, North Dakota and marginally into southern Canada, and south to Texas and South Louisiana. From east to west it ranges from…

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