Puff-throated babbler

Pellorneum ruficeps Photo by P. Supat (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:puff-throated babbler (en); zaragateiro-de-peito-estriado (pt); akalat à poitrine tachetée (fr); tordina pechiestriada (es); streifenbrust-erdtimalie (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TimaliidaeRange:This species is found in southern Asia, in southern India, in northern India, Nepal and Bhutan, and Myanmar and southern China into Vietnam, Thailand and Malaysia.Size:These birds are 15…

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Western slaty-antshrike

Thamnophilus atrinucha Photo by Tobias Gerlach (Deep Green Photo) Common name:western slaty-antshrike (en); choca-de-nuca-negra (pt); batara à nuque noire (fr); batará pizarroso occidental (es); westlicher tropfenameisenwürger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Thamnophilidae Range:This species is found from Guatemala to north-western Venezuela, western Colombia and western Ecuador.Size:These birds are 14-15 cm long and weigh 22-24 g.Habitat:The western slaty-antshrike is…

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Ruffed grouse

Bonasa umbellus Photo by Guy Monty (Flickr) Common name:ruffed grouse (en); galinha-montesa-de-colar (pt); gélinotte huppée (fr); grévol engolado (es); kragenhuhn (de) Taxonomy:Order GalliformesFamily Phasianidae Range:This species is found throughout most of Canada, and also in Alaska and the northern United States as far south as Georgia, Utah and northern California. Size:These birds are 40-50 cm…

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Fan-tailed raven

Corvus rhipidurus Photo by René Larsen (Flickr) Common name:fan-tailed raven (en); corvo-de-cauda-curta (pt); corbeau à queue courte (fr); cuervo colicorto (es); borstenrabe (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily CorvidaeRange:This species is found in the Middle East and north-eastern Africa, from Israel, Jordan and Saudi Arabia to the Central African Republic, Nigeria, Uganda and Kenya.Size:These birds are 47 cm long…

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Fiery-necked nightjar

Caprimulgus pectoralis Photo by Dave Maguire (Wikipedia) Common name:fiery-necked nightjar (en); noitibó-de-pescoço-dourado (pt); engoulevent musicien (fr); chotacabras músico (es); pfeifnachtschwalbe (de)Taxonomy:Order CaprimulgiformesFamily CaprimulgidaeRange:This African species is found from southern Kenya and Tanzania, though southern D.R. Congo and Angola, and into northern Namibia, Zimbabwe, eastern Botswana and eastern South Africa down to the cape.Size:These birds are…

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Blackish cinclodes

Cinclodes antarcticus Photo by Laurent Demongin (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:blackish cinclodes (en); pedreiro-negro (pt); cinclode fuligineux (fr); remolinera negra (es); rußbrauner-uferwipper (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FurnariidaeRange:This species is found in the southern tip of South America, in Tierra del Fuego and the Falkland islands.Size:These birds are 18-23 cm long and weigh 55-70 g.Habitat:The blackish cinclodes is…

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Black-throated sparrow

Amphispiza bilineata Photo by Steve Berardi (Wikipedia) Common name:black-throated sparrow (en); escrevedeira-de-faces-listadas (pt); bruant à gorge noire (fr); chiero gorjinegro (es); schwarzkehlammer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EmberizidaeRange:This North American species is found in the western United States, from Washington down to California, New Mexico and south-western Texas, and also in northern and central Mexico. The more northern…

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Sanderling

Calidris alba (Photo from Wikipedia) Common name:sanderling (en); pilrito-das-praias (pt); bécasseau sanderling (fr); correlimos tridáctilo (es); sanderling (de)Taxonomy:Order CharadriiformesFamily ScolopacidaeRange:The sanderling breeds in the Arctic region, in northern Russia, northern Alaska, northern Canada and Greenland, migrating south to winter along the coastlines of all continents except Antarctica.Size:These birds are 18-22 cm long and have a…

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