Ruddy-tailed flycatcher

Terenotriccus erythrurus Photo by Anselmo d’Affonseca (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:ruddy-tailed flycatcher (en); papa-moscas-uirapuru (pt); moucherolle rougequeue (fr); mosquerito colirrufo (es); rotschwanztyrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This species is found from southernmost Mexico, Guatemala and Belize south to central Bolivia and brazil down to Mato Grosso, Tocantins and Maranhão.Size:These tiny flycatchers are 9-10 cm long and weigh…

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Sora

Porzana carolina Photo by Joseph Kennedy (Science Blogs) Common name:sora (en); franga-d’água-americana (pt); marouette de Caroline (fr); polluela sora (es); Carolinasumpfhuhn (de)Taxonomy:Order GruiformesFamily RallidaeRange:This species is found throughout most of North America, breeding from south-eastern Alaska to Newfoundland and south to California, Arizona, New Mexico and northern Mexico. Some population migrate south to winter from Mexico, through…

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Namaqua sandgrouse

Pterocles namaqua Photo by Ian White (Flickr) Common name:Namaqua sandgrouse (en); cortiçol-da-Namáqua (pt); ganga namaqua (fr); ganga de Namaqua (es); Nama-flughuhn (de)Taxonomy:Order PterocliformesFamily PteroclidaeRange:This species is found in southern Africa, from south-western Angola, through Namibia and Botswana and into Zimbabwe and western South Africa.Size:These birds are 24-28 cm long and weigh 140-240 g.Habitat:The Namaqua sandgrouse…

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African pygmy kingfisher

Ispidina picta Photo by Gerard Calberac (Trek Nature) Common name: African pygmy kingfisher (en); pica-peixe-pigmeu (pt); martin-pêcheur pygmée (fr); martín pigmeo africano (es); zwergkönigsfischer (de) Taxonomy: Order Coraciiformes Family Alcedinidae Range: This African species is found throughout sub-Saharan African, from Mauritania and Mali across to Ethopia and Eritrea, and south all the way to South…

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