Blue-black grassquit

Volatinia jacarina Photo by Dario Sanches (Wikipedia) Common name:blue-black grassquit (en); tiziu (pt); jacarini noir (fr); negrito chirrí (es); jacarini (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EmberizidaeRange:This species is found from Mexico down to southern Peru and northern Argentina.Size:These birds are 10-11,5 cm long and weigh 9-10 g.Habitat:The blue-black grassquit is found in grasslands, scrublands and dry savannas, and…

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Indian robin

Saxicoloides fulicatus Photo by J.M. Garg (Wikipedia) Common name: Indian robin (en); pisco-da-India (pt); pseudotraquet indien (fr); tarabilla terrestre (es); strauchschmätzer (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Muscicapidae Range: This Asian species is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal,Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. Size: These birds are 12-14 cm long and weigh 16-17 g. Habitat: These birds…

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Lesser seed-finch

Oryzoborus angolensis Photo by Dario Sanches (Flickr) Common name:lesser seed-finch (en); curió (pt); sporophile curio (fr); semillero curió (es); braunbauch-reisknacker (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EmberizidaeRange:This species is found in South America, east of the Andes, from Colombia and Venezuela south to Bolivia, eastern Paraguay, southern Brazil and extreme north-eastern Argentina.Size:These birds are 10,5-13 cm long and weigh…

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Black-faced monarch

Monarcha melanopsis Photo by Tony Morris (Flickr) Common name:black-faced monarch (en); monarca-de-face-negra (pt); monarque à face noire (fr); monarca carinegro (es); maskenmonarch (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MonarchidaeRange:This species breeds along the eastern coast of Australia, from northern Queensland to Victoria, and migrates north to winter in southern Papua-New Guinea. Some populations in northern Queensland are resident.Size:These birds…

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