Northern scrub-flycatcher

Sublegatus arenarum Photo by Patrick Ingremeau (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:northern scrub-flycatcher (en); guaracava-nortenha (pt); tyranneau des palétuviers (fr); mosquero matorralero norteño (es); nördlicher strauchtyrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This species is found from Costa Rica to northern Colombia, Venezuela and the Guyanas.Size:These birds are 13-15 cm long and weigh around 14 g.Habitat:The northern scrub-flycatcher is found…

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Maccoa duck

Oxyura maccoa (Photo from Bird Forum) Common name:Maccoa duck (en); pato-de-rabo-alçado-africano (pt); érismature maccoa (fr); pato malvasía africano (es); Afrikanische ruderente (de)Taxonomy:Order AnseriformesFamily AnatidaeRange:The Maccoa duck is found in two discrete areas within sub-Saharan Africa, one in East Africa and the Ethiopian highlands, in Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania, and another in southern Africa, in…

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Corsican nuthatch

Sitta whiteheadi Photo by Daniele Occhiato (PBase) Common name:Corsican nuthatch (en); trepadeira-corsa (pt); sitelle corse (fr); trepador corso (es); Korsenkleiber (de) Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Sittidae Range:This species is endemic to the French island of Corsica, in the Mediterranean. Size:These birds are 11-12 cm long and have a wingspan of 21-22 cm. They weigh 11-14,5 g. Habitat:The…

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Scarlet tanager

Piranga olivacea Photo by Stefan Johansson (Flickr) Common name:scarlet tanager (en); sanhaçu-escarlate (pt); piranga écarlate (fr); tángara escarlata (es); scharlachtangare (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ThraupidaeRange:This species breeds in eastern North America, from Saskatchewan and North Dakota to southern Quebec and Maine, and south to Arkansas and Georgia. They migrate south to winter in north-western South America, from…

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Black-billed cuckoo

Coccyzus erythropthalmus Photo by JimFenton (Birds of the Bible for Kids) Common name:black-billed cuckoo (en); cuco-de-bico-preto (pt); coulicou à bec noir (fr); cuclillo  piquinegro (es); schwarzschnabelkuckuck (de)Taxonomy:Order CuculiformesFamily CuculidaeRange:This species is found breeding in southern Canada, from Alberta east to Quebec, and in the eastern United States, from Montana to Maine and south to Texas…

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