Straight-billed woodcreeper

Dendroplex picus Photo by Flávio Mota (Flickr) Common name:straight-billed woodcreeper (en); arapaçu-de-bico-branco (pt); gimpar talapiot (fr); trepatroncos piquirrecto (es); spechtschnabel-baumsteiger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily DendrocolaptidaeRange:This species is found in central and northern South America, only east of the Andes, from Venezuela and Colombia south to Bolivia and Brazil as far south as Mato Grosso do Sul and…

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Northern lapwing

Vanellus vanellus Photo by Agustín Povedano (Flickr) Common name:northern lapwing (en); abibe-comum (pt); vanneau huppé (fr); avefría europea (es); kiebitz (de)Taxonomy:Order CharadriiformesFamily CharadriidaeRange:This species breeds throughout most of Europe and into central Asia as far east as southern Siberia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia and northern China. They migrate south to winter around the Mediterranean, in the Middle…

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Osprey

Pandion haliaetus Photo by Peter Massas (Wikipedia) Common name:osprey (en); águia-pesqueira (pt); balbuzard pêcheur (fr); águila pescadora (es); fischadler (de)Taxonomy:Order FalconiformesFamily PandionidaeRange:The osprey is a cosmopolitan species, being found in all continents except Antarctica. In South America they only occur as a wintering species.Size:These birds are 50-66 cm long and have a wingspan of 150-180…

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Pipipi

Mohoua novaeseelandiae Photo by Glenda Rees (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:pipipi (en); pipipi (pt); mohoua pipipi (fr); mohoua pipipí (es); graubraunköpfchen (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PachycephalidaeRange:This species is endemic to New Zealand, only being found in the South Island mainland and the small offshore islands of Stewart island and Codfish island.Size:These birds are 13 cm long and…

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