White-browed scrubwren

Sericornis frontalis Photo by Neil Fifer (Bird Forum) Common name:white-browed scrubwren (en); acantiza-do-mato-de-sobrancelha (pt); séricorne à sourcils blancs (fr); sericornis de cejas blancas (es); weißbrauen-sericornis (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily AcanthizidaeRange:This species is endemic to Australia, being found from northern Queensland south to Victoria, through southern South Australia and into southern and south-western Western Australia.Size:These birds are 10,5-15…

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Common scimitarbill

Rhinopomastus cyanomelas (Photo from Animals Globe) Common name:common scimitarbill (en); bico-de-cimitarra (pt); irrisor namaquois (fr); abubilla-arbórea cimitarra (es); sichelhopf (de)Taxonomy:Order CoraciiformesFamily PhoeniculidaeRange:This species is found from south-western Somalia, southern Kenya and southern Uganda, through Tanzania, southern D.R. Congo and Zambia, and into southern Angola, Namibia, Mozambique, Botswana, Zimbabwe and northern South Africa.Size:These birds are 26-30…

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Amazonian royal flycatcher

Onychorhynchus coronatus Photo by Luiz Cacaio (Bird Forum) Common name:Amazonian royal flycatcher (en); maria-leque (pt); moucherolle royal (fr); atrapamoscas real (es); kronentyrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This species is found from southern Mexico south to northern Brazil and Bolivia, and also in south-eastern Brazil.Size:These birds are 15-17 cm long and weigh 14-21 g.Habitat:The Amazonian royal flycatcher is…

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Brown goshawk

Accipiter fasciatus Photo by David Cook (Flickr) Common name:brown goshawk (en); açor-australiano (pt); autour australien (fr); azor australiano (es); bänderhabicht (de)Taxonomy:Order FalconiformesFamily AccipitridaeRange:This species is found throughout Australia and New Guinea, in Vanuatu, New Caledonia, the southern Solomon islands, and in southern Indonesia.Size:These birds are 37-55 cm long and have a wingspan of 74-96 cm….

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Cabanis’s greenbul

Phyllastrephus cabanisi   (Photo from Internet Bird Collection) Common name: Cabanis’s greenbul (en); tuta-de-Cabanis (pt); bulbul de Cabanis (fr); bulbul de Cabanis (es); Cabanis-bülbül (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Pycnonotidae Range: This species is found from northern Angola, through northern Zambia and southern and eastern D.R. Congo, and into South Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania and northern…

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Creamy-crested spinetail

Cranioleuca albicapilla Photo by Tomas Grim (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:creamy-crested spinetail (en); arredio-de-barrete-branco (pt); synallaxe à calotte blanche (fr); curutié crestado (es); fahlkappen-baumschlüpfer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FurnariidaeRange:This species is endemic to Peru, being found along the eastern slopes of the Andes from Tarma to Cusco.Size:These birds are 16-17 cm long and weigh 18-24 g.Habitat:The creamy-crested…

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Red-crested bustard

Lophotis ruficrista Photo by Francesco Veronesi (Flickr) Common name:red-crested bustard (en); sisão-de-poupa-vermelha (pt); outarde houppette (fr); sisón moñudo austral (es); rotschopftrappe (de)Taxonomy:Order GruiformesFamily OtididaeRange:This species is found from southern Angola and Zambia, through north-eastern Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe, and into southern Mozambique and northern South Africa.Size:These birds are 50 cm long and weigh about 680…

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White-throated woodcreeper

Xiphocolaptes albicollis Photo by Sidnei Recco (Panoramio) Common name:white-throated woodcreeper (en); arapaçu-de-garganta-branca (pt); grimpar à gorge blanche (fr); trepatroncos gorgiblanco (es); weißkehl-baumsteiger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily DendrocolaptidaeRange:This species is found in southern Brazil, from Bahia and Goiás south to Rio Grande do Sul, and into eastern Paraguay and extreme north-eastern Argentina.Size:These large woodcreepers are 27,5-33 cm long…

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