Fawn-breasted brilliant

Heliodoxa rubinoides Photo by Larry Thompson (Discover Life) Common name:fawn-breasted brilliant (en); beija-flor-brilhante-fulvo (pt); brilliant rubinoïde (fr); brillante pechigamuza (es); braunbauch-brilliantkolibri (de)Taxonomy:Order ApodiformesFamily TrochilidaeRange:This species is found in both the eastern and western slopes of the Andes, in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and northern Bolivia.Size:These birds are 11 cm long and weigh 8 g.Habitat:The fawn-breasted brilliant…

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Forster's tern

Sterna forsteri Photo by Dick Daniels (Wikipedia) Common name:Forster’s tern (en); andorinha-do-mar-de-Forster (pt); sterne de Forster (fr); charrán de Forster (es); Forsterseeschwalbe (de)Taxonomy:Order CharadriiformesFamily SternidaeRange:This species breeds in southern Canada and the northern United States, wintering in the south-eastern and coastal south-western United States, along the eastern and western coast of Mexico, in Central America…

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Slaty spinetail

Synallaxis brachyura Photo by Chris Perkins (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:slaty spinetail (en); joão-teneném-ardósia (pt); synallaxe ardoisé (fr); pijuí pizarroso (es); graurücken-dickichtschlüpfer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FurnariidaeRange:This species is found in Central and South America, from the Honduras to western Colombia and Ecuador.Size:These birds are 15-18,5 cm long and weigh 18-19 g.Habitat:The slaty spinetail is found in…

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Yellow-bellied eremomela

Eremomela icteropygialis Photo by Volker Sthamer (Bird Forum) Common name:yellow-bellied eremomela (en); eremomela-de-barriga-amarela (pt); érémomèle à croupion jaune (fr); eremomela de vientre amarillo (es); gelbbauch-eremomela (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily SylviidaeRange:This species is widely distributed in sub-Saharan Africa, occurring in two main populations. One stretches across the Sahel from Mauritania to Sudan and the other is found from…

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Painted bush-quail

Perdicula erythrorhyncha Photo by P.J. Vasanthan (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:painted bush-quail (en); perdiz-do-mato-pintada (pt); perdicule à bec rouge (fr); perdicilla piquirroja (es); buntwachtel (de)Taxonomy:Order GalliformesFamily PhasianidaeRange:This species is endemic to India, occurring in two disjunct subspecies. P.e.blewitti is found from the Satpuras to the northern Eastern Ghats, while P.e.erythrorhyncha in found in the Western…

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Giant conebill

Oreomanes fraseri Photo by Sam Woods (Surf Birds) Common name:giant conebill (en); figuinha-gigante (pt); conirostre géant (fr); pájaro de los queñuales(es); riesenspitzschnabel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ThraupidaeRange:This South American species is found in the central and northern Andes, in southern Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia.Size:These birds are 15 cm long and weigh 22-27 g.Habitat:The Giant Conebill is…

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Plain antvireo

Dysithamnus mentalis Photo by Carmelo López (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:plain antvireo (en); choquinha-lisa (pt); batara gorgeret (fr); batarito cabecigrís (es); olivgrauer würgerling (de) Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ThamnophilidaeRange:This species is found in Central and South America, from southern Mexico and Guatemala to Venezuela and western Colombia, through Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia and into central, eastern and…

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Oriental cuckoo

Cuculus optatus Photo by Tom Tarrant (Wikipedia) Common name:oriental cuckoo (en); cuco-oriental (pt); coucou oriental (fr); cuco de Horsfield (es); Horsfieldkuckuck (de)Taxonomy:Order CuculiformesFamily CuculidaeRange:This species breeds across most of Russia, in Kazakhstan, Mongolia, northern China, Korea and Japan. They migrate south to winter from Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines to northern and eastern Australia and…

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