White-throated sparrow

Zonotrichia albicollis Photo by Simon Barrette (Wikipedia) Common name:white-throated sparrow (en); escrevedeira-de-garganta-branca (pt); bruant à gorge blanche (fr); chingolo gorgiblanco (es); weißkehlammer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EmberizidaeRange:This species breeds throughout most of Canada, with the exception of the northernmost areas and the western coast, and also in the north-eastern Unite States. They migrate south to winter throughout…

Xem thêm

Blue-winged macaw

Primolius maracana (Photo from Free Pet Wallpapers) Common name:blue-winged macaw (en); maracanã-verdadeira (pt); ara d’Illiger (fr); maracaná afeitado (es); rotrückenara (de)Taxonomy:Order PsittaciformesFamily PsittacidaeRange:This species is found in Brazil, from Rondônia and Pernambuco south to Paraná, and marginally into Paraguay and Argentina.Size:These birds are 36-43 cm long and weigh 250-280 g.Habitat:The blue-winged macaw is found in…

Xem thêm

Scaled antpitta

Grallaria guatimalensis Photo by Chris West (Flickr) Common name:scaled antpitta (en); tovacuçu-corujinha (pt); grallaire écaillée (fr); tororoí cholino (es); kleine bartameisenpitta (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FormicariidaeRange:This species is found from southern Mexico to Colombia and Venezuela, and through Ecuador into Peru and Bolivia.Size:These birds are 18 cm long and weigh 94-98 g.Habitat:The scales antpitta is mostly found…

Xem thêm

Brown firefinch

Lagonosticta nitidula (Photo from Bird Forum) Common name:brown firefinch (en); peito-de-fogo-castanho (pt); amarante nitidule (fr); pinzón candela castaño (es); braunbürzelamarant (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EstrildidaeRange:This species is found from D.R. Congo and Tanzania, through Angola and Zambia, and into Botswana and northern Namibia.Size:These birds are 10-11 cm long and weigh 10-11 g.Habitat:The brown firefinch is found in…

Xem thêm

Black-eared fairy

Heliothryx auritus Photo by Lindolfo Souto (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:black-eared fairy (en); beija-flor-de-bochecha-azul (pt); colibri oreillard (fr); colibrí hada oriental (es); schwarzohr-schmuckkolibri (de)Taxonomy:Order ApodiformesFamily TrochilidaeRange:This species is found from Colombia, Venezuela and eastern Ecuador down to Bolivia and north-western Brazil, and also in south-eastern Brazil from Bahía to São Paulo.Size:These birds are 10-13 cm…

Xem thêm

Purple finch

Carpodacus purpureus Photo by Simon Barrette (Wikipedia) Common name:purple finch (en); peito-rosado-púrpura (pt); roselin pourpré (fr); carpodaco morado (es); purpurgimpel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Fringillidae Range:This North American species is found breeding in southern and western Canada, along the west coast of the United States down to southern California and in the north-eastern United States. The more…

Xem thêm

Black wheatear

Oenanthe leucura Photo by Marco Valentini (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:black wheatear (en); chasco-preto (pt); traquet rieur (fr); collalba negra (es); trauersteinschmätzer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MuscicapidaeRange:This species is found in south-western Europe, in Spain, and marginally into Portugal and France. Also in north-west Africa, in Morocco, northern Algeria, Tunisia, Western Sahara and northern Mauritania.Size:These birds are…

Xem thêm

African snipe

Gallinago nigripennis Photo by Ronald Bontrop (Biodiversity4all) Common name:African snipe (en); narceja-africana (pt); bécassine africaine (fr); agachadiza africana (es); Afrikanische bekassine (de)Taxonomy:Order CharadriiformesFamily ScolopacidaeRange:This species has scattered breeding populations along eastern and southern Africa, in Ethiopia, Kenya, Zambia, Zimbabwe and South Africa, but can winter over all the regions between these breeding areas.Size: African snipes…

Xem thêm