Booted racket-tail

Ocreatus underwoodii Photo by Larry Thompson (Discover Life) Common name:booted racket-tail (en); beija-flor-de-raquetes (pt); haut-de-chausses à palettes (fr); colibrí de raquetas (es); flaggensylphe (de)Taxonomy:Order ApodiformesFamily TrochilidaeRange:This species is found along the slopes of the Andes from Venezuela south to Bolivia.Size:The females are 7,5-9 cm long, while the males are 12-15 cm long due to the…

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Sun parakeet

Aratinga solstitialis Photo by Jeff Whitlock (The Online Zoo) Common name: sun parakeet (en); jandaia-amarela (pt); conure soleil (fr); cotorrita del sol (es); sonnensittich (de) Taxonomy: Order Psittaciformes Family Psittacidae Range: This South American species is restricted to Guyana and adjacent parts of Brazil in Roraima state. It may have previously occurred in Surinam. Size:…

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Three-striped warbler

Basileuterus tristriatus Photo by R.S. Scanlon (Mango Verde) Common name:three-striped warbler (en); pula-pula-de-cabeça-listada (pt); paruline triligne (fr); reinita cabecilistada (es); dreistreifen-waldsänger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ParulidaeRange:This species is found in Costa Rica, Panama and northern Colombia and Venezuela, and along the Andes from western Colombia down to central Bolivia.Size:These birds are 13 cm long and weigh 10-13…

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