Grey-capped warbler

Eminia lepida Photo by Antti Seelaff (Flickr) Common name:grey-capped warbler (en); fuinha-de-barrete-cinzento (pt); éminie à calotte grise (fr); eminia (es); eminie (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily CisticolidaeRange:This African species is found from southern South Sudan and extreme north-eastern D.R.Congo, through Uganda and south-western Kenya, and into Burundi, Rwanda and northern Tanzania.Size:These birds are 13-14 cm long and weigh…

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Madagascar partridge

Margaroperdix madagascariensis (Photo from Pinterest) Common name:Madagascar partridge (en); perdiz-de-Madagáscar (pt); perdrix de Madagascar (fr); perdiz malgache (es); perlwachtel (de)Taxonomy:Order GalliformesFamily PhasianidaeRange:This species is endemic to Madagascar, being found throughout the country with the exception of the south-western coast. It has also been introduced to Réunion and Mauritius.Size:These birds are 24-28 cm long and weigh…

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Island canary

Serinus canaria (Photo from Flickr) Common name:island canary (en); canário-da-terra (pt); serin des Canaries (fr); canario silvestre (es); kanarengirlitz (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FringillidaeRange:This species is native of the north-eastern Atlantic archipelagos of Madeira, Azores and the Canary islands. It has also been introduced to Bermuda, Puerto Rico and the Hawaiian Islands, and the domestic form is…

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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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