White-flanked antwren

Myrmotherula axillaris Photo by Hugo Viana (Flickr) Common name:white-flanked antwren (en); choquinha-de-flancos-brancos (pt); myrmidon à flancs blancs (fr); hormiguerito flanquialbo (es); weißflanken-ameisenschlüpferTaxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ThamnophilidaeRange:This species is found from Honduras down to Bolivia and northern Brazil. There are also isolated populations along the coast of eastern and south-eastern Brazil.Size:These birds are 9-10,5 cm long and weigh…

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Red-backed fairywren

Malurus melanocephalus Photo by Mark Andrews (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:red-backed fairywren (en); carriça-australiana-de-dorso-vermelho (pt); mérion à dos rouge (fr); ratona australiana de lomo rojo (es); rotrücken-staffelschwanz (de) Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Maluridae Range:This species is endemic to Australia, being found in the north, from northern Western Australia to Queensland and east of the Great Dividing range…

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Galapagos hawk

Buteo galapagoensis Photo by Mark Putney (Wikipedia) Common name:Galapgos hawk (en); bútio-das-Galápagos (pt); buse des Galapagos (fr); ratonero de las Galápagos (es); Galapagosbussard (de)Taxonomy:Order FalconiformesFamily AccipitridaeRange:This species is endemic to the Galapagos islands of Ecuador, being found in the islands of Santiago, Española, Isabela, Fernandina, Pinta, Marchena, Pinzón and Santa Fe.Size:These large hawks are 55…

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Sprague's pipit

Anthus spragueii Photo by Gerald Romanchuk (PBase) Common name:Sprague’s pipit (en); petinha-da-pradaria (pt); pipit de Sprague (fr); bisbita llanera (es); präriepieper (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MotacillidaeRange:This species is found breeding in inland areas of southern Canada and the northern United States, from British Columbia to Manitoba and south to Montana and South Dakota. They migrate south to…

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Alagoas foliage-gleaner

Philydor novaesi Photo by Ciro Albano (NE Brazil Birding) Common name:Alagoas foliage-gleaner (en); limpa-folha-do-nordeste (pt); anabate d’Alagoas (fr); ticotico de Alagoas (es); Alagoas-blattspäher (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FurnariidaeRange:This species is endemic to eastern Brazil, only being found in Alagoas and Pernambuco.Size:These birds are 18 cm long and weigh 30-38 g.Habitat:The Alagoas foliage-gleaner is found along the edges…

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Black-footed albatross

Phoebastia nigripes Photo by James Lloyd (PBase) Common name:black-footed albatross (en); albatroz-de-patas-negras (pt); albatros à pieds noirs (fr); albatros de patas negras (es); schwarzfußalbatros (de)Taxonomy:Order ProcellariiformesFamily DiomedeidaeRange:This species is found in the northern Pacific Ocean, from the Bearing Sea down to Hawaii and Guam, breeding only in the northwestern Hawaian islands, in a few small…

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Yellow-eyed babbler

Chrysomma sinense Photo by Sharad Agrawal (Facebook) Common name:yellow-eyed babbler (en); timali-de-olho-dourado (pt); timalie aux yeux d’or (fr); timalí ojigualdo (es); goldaugentimalie (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Timaliidae Range:This species is found is found in Pakistand and India, and through Nepal and Bangladesh into southern China, Thailand and Vietnam.Size:These birds are 17-18 cm long and weigh 12-20 g.Habitat:The…

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Sociable weaver

Philetairus socius Photo by Marco Valentini (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:sociable weaver (en); tecelão-sociável (pt); républicain social (fr); tejedor republicano (es); siedelweber (de) Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Ploceidae Range:This species is found in Namibia, south-western Botswana and northern South Africa. Size:These birds are 14 cm long and weigh 26-30 g. Habitat:The sociable weaver is found in dry…

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