Oriole warbler

Hypergerus atriceps Photo by Steve Garvie (Wikipedia) Common name:oriole warbler (en); fuinha-de-cabeça-preta (pt); noircap loriot (fr); prinia oropéndola (es); pirolsänger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily CisticolidaeRange:This species is found in West Africa, from southern Senegal to Cameroon and northern D.R. Congo.Size:These birds are 19 cm long and weigh about 30 g.Habitat:The oriole warbler is mostly found in dense…

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Thick-billed cuckoo

Pachycoccyx audeberti Photo by Chris Perkins (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:thick-billed cuckoo (en); cuco-de-bico-grosso (pt); coucou d’Audebert (fr); críalo piquigrueso (es); dickschnabelkuckuck (de)Taxonomy:Order CuculiformesFamily CuculidaeRange:This species is found in sub-Saharan Africa, being patchily distributed from Guinea to D.R. Congo and Angola, and more widespread in East Africa from Uganda and Kenya south to Mozambique and…

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Black-capped antwren

Herpsilochmus atricapillus Photo by Jefferson Silva (Passarinhando no Brasil!!!) Common name:black-capped antwren (en); chorozinho-de-chapéu-preto (pt); grisin mitré (fr); tiluchí plomizo (es); schwarzscheitel-ameisenfänger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ThamnophilidaeRange:This species is found in eastern and southern Brazil, from Maranhão and Ceará south to São Paulo and west to Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul, and also in Paraguay,…

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Black-capped lory

Lorius lory Photo by Doug Janson (Wikipedia) Common name:black-capped lory (en); lóri-tricolor (pt); lori tricolore (fr); lori tricolor (es); frauenlori (de)Taxonomy:Order PsittaciformesFamily PsittacidaeRange:This species is endemic to New Guinea, including several offshore islands.Size:These birds are 31 cm long and weigh 200-260 g.Habitat:The black-capped lory is found in rainforests, dry tropical forests, including forests edges and…

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Common raven

Corvus corax Photo by Frank Vassen (Wikipedia) Common name:common raven (en); corvo-comum (pt); grand corbeau (fr); cuervo común (es); kolkrabe (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily CorvidaeRange:This species is found throughout most of Europe, Asia and North America, with the exceptions of northern Greenland, northern Siberia, the south-eastern United States, south-east Asia and Japan. They are also found in…

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Eastern Bristlebird

Dasyornis brachypterus Photo by David Cook (Flickr) Common name:eastern bristlebird (en); acantiza-de-cerdas-oriental (pt); dasyorne brun (fr); picocerdas oriental (es); braunkopf-lackvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily AcanthizidaeRange:This species is endemic to the eastern coast of Autralia, being found from south-eastern Queensland to eastern Victoria.Size:These birds are 18-21 cm long and weigh 33-51 g.Habitat:The eastern bristle bird is mostly found…

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Black tern

Chlidonias niger Photo by Jari Peltomäki (Luonto Portti) Common name:black tern (en); gaivina-preta (pt); guifette noire (fr); fumarel común (es); trauerseeschwalbe (de)Taxonomy:Order CharadriiformesFamily SternidaeRange:This species breeds throughout most of Europe, western Asia and North America, as far north as Finland and the Northwest Territories of Canada and as far east as Kazakhstan and western Mongolia….

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