Australian yellow white-eye

Zosterops luteus Photo by Deane Lewis (Australian Nature Photography) Common name:Australian yellow white-eye (en); olho-branco-de-ventre-amarelo (pt); zostérops à ventre jaune (fr); anteojitos australiano (es); mangrovebrillenvogel (de) Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Zosteropidae Range:This species is found along the northern coast of Australia, from Shark Bay in north-western Western Australia to Townsville in north-eastern Queensland.Size:These birds are 9,5-12 cm…

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Dusky warbler

Phylloscopus fuscatus Photo by Sergey Pisarevskiy (Flickr) Common name:dusky warbler (en); felosa-sombria (pt); pouillot brun (fr); mosquitero sombrío (es); dunkellaubsänger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Sylviidae Range:This species breeds in northern Asia, from Siberia to eastern Russia, Mongolia, northern and central China, Korea and the eastern parts of the Himalayas. They migrate south to winter in south-east Asia….

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White-backed woodpecker

Dendrocopos leucotos (Photo from Pticyrus) Common name:white-backed woodpecker (en); pica-pau-de-dorso-branco (pt); pic à dos blanc (fr); pico dorsiblanco (es); weißrückenspecht (de)Taxonomy:Order PiciformesFamily PicidaeRange:This species is found from southern Scandinavia and eastern Europe, through southern Russia, northern Kazakhstan and northern Mongolia, and into north-eastern China, Korea and Japan. There are also isolated populations in southern China…

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Green-backed twinspot

Mandingoa nitidula Photo by Fernando Domingues (Exotic Finches) Common name:green-backed twinspot (en); pintadinha-verde (pt); astrild vert pointillé (fr); estrilda verde (es); grüne tropfenastrild (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EstrildidaeRange:This species is patchily distributed in sub-Saharan Africa, from Guinea to Ethiopia and south to northern Angola, southern D.R. Congo, Mozambique and eastern South Africa.Size:These birds are 11 cm long…

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Yellow-faced grassquit

Tiaris olivaceus Photo by Astrid Kant (Dutch Birding) Common name:yellow-faced grassquit (en); cigarra-de-faces-douradas (pt); sporophile grand-chanteur (fr); semillero tomeguín (es); goldbrauen-gimpelfink (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EmberizidaeRange:This species is found from western and southern Mexico, through Central America and into Colombia, northern Ecuador and north-western Venezuela. They are also found in the northern Caribbean, in Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola…

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Buff-spotted flufftail

Sarothrura elegans Photo by Hugh Chittenden (World Bird Info) Common name:buff-spotted flufftail (en); frango-d’água-elegante (pt); râle ponctué (fr); polluela elegante (es); tropfenralle (de)Taxonomy:Order GruiformesFamily Rallidae Range:This species is patchilly distributed in sub-Saharan Africa, from Guinea to Ethiopia and south to Zimbabwe, western and southern Mozambique and eastern South Africa.Size:These bird are 15-17 cm long and…

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