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Porzana parva Photo by H. Talpa (Wikipedia) Common name:little crake (en); franga d’água-bastarda (pt); marouette poussin (fr); polluela bastarda (es); kleines-sumpfuhn (de) Taxonomy:Order GruiformesFamily Rallidae Range:This species is found breeding in eastern Europe and Asia, as far west as Poland and Hungary, with some scattered population further west in Germany, France and even Spain, and…
Megalaima rubricapillus Photo by P.J. Vasanthan (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:crimson-fronted barbet (en); barbudo-de-faces-vermelhas (pt); barbu à couronne rouge (fr); barbudo capirrojo (es); Malabarschmied Taxonomy:Order PiciformesFamily Capitonidae Range:This species is found in south-western India, from Goa to Kerala and Tamil Nadu, and in Sri Lanka.Size:These birds are 15 cm long and weigh 35-40 g.Habitat:The crimson-fronted…
Cosmopsarus regius Photo by Nick Athanas (Antpitta) Common name:golden-breasted starling (en); estorninho-de-peito-dourado (pt); choucador royal (fr); estornino de pecho dorado (es); königsglanzstar (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily SturnidaeRange:This species is found in East Africa, from southern and eastern Ethiopia, through Somalia and Kenya and into northern Tanzania.Size:These birds are 30-38 cm long and weigh 45-56 g.Habitat:The golden-breasted starling…
Tolmomyias sulphurescens Photo by Dario Sanches (Wikipedia) Common name:yellow-olive flatbill (en); bico-chato-de-orelha-preta (pt); platyrhynque jaune-olive (fr); picoplano sulfuroso (es); olivscheitel-breitschnabeltyrann (de) Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This species is found from southern Mexico down to Bolivia, south-eastern Brazil and northern Argentina. West of the Andes range they are only found in western Colombia and western Ecuador.Size:These birds are…
Lophura nycthemera Photo by Allan Drewitt (Flickr) Common name:silver pheasant (en); faisão-prateado (pt); faisan argenté (fr); faisán plateado (es); silberfasan (de) Taxonomy:Order GalliformesFamily Phasianidae Range:The silver pheasant is found in south-eastern Asia, from southern China down to Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. Size:These birds exhibit a large sexual dimorphism, especially because of the large tail of…
Cyanoliseus patagonus Photo by Aline Wolfer (Oiseaux d’Argentine) Common name:burrowing parrot (en); papagaio-da-Patagónia (pt); conure de Patagonie (fr); loro barranquero (es); felsensittich (de) Taxonomy:Order PsittaciformesFamily Psittacidae Range:This species is found in central and south-eastern Argentina and in central Chile. Although most populations are resident, some birds can migrate north to winter in north-eastern Argentina and…
Sialia sialis (Photo from New Jersey Birds) Common name:eastern blurbird (en); pássaro-azul-oriental (pt); merlebleu de l’Est (fr); azulejo gorgicanelo (es); rotkehl-hüttensänger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TurdidaeRange:This species is found breeding in the eastern United States, in south-eastern Canada and in Central America from Mexico down to northern Nicaragua. The more northern population migrate south to winter along…
Dendroplex picus Photo by Flávio Mota (Flickr) Common name:straight-billed woodcreeper (en); arapaçu-de-bico-branco (pt); gimpar talapiot (fr); trepatroncos piquirrecto (es); spechtschnabel-baumsteiger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily DendrocolaptidaeRange:This species is found in central and northern South America, only east of the Andes, from Venezuela and Colombia south to Bolivia and Brazil as far south as Mato Grosso do Sul and…
