Black-headed sibia

Heterophasia desgodinsi Photo by Hung Do Manh (Oriental Bird Images) Common name:black-headed sibia (en); sibia-de-cabeça-preta (pt); sibia de Desgodins (fr); sibia cabecinegra (es); schwarzkopftimalie (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TimaliidaeRange:This species is found in in northern Myanmar, southern China, Laos and Vietnam.Size:These birds are 21,5-24,5 cm long.Habitat:The black-headed sibia is found tropical and sub-tropical moist mountain forests, at…

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Red-bellied woodpecker

Melanerpes carolinus Photo by Tom Friedel (Wikipedia) Common name:red-bellied woodpecker (en); pica-pau-de-ventre-vermelho (pt); pic à ventre roux (fr); carpintero de Carolina (es); Carolinaspecht (de)Taxonomy:Order PiciformesFamily PicidaeRange:This species is found throughout the eastern United States, from South Dakota and Michigan to Massachusetts and south to the Gulf coast from Florida to southern Texas. It is also…

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Pied fantail

Rhipidura javanica Photo by Peter Ericsson (Oriental Bird Images) Common name:pied fantail (en); cauda-de-leque-bicolor (pt); rhipidure pie (fr); cola de abanico pálido (es); Malaienfächerschwanz (de) Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Rhipiduridae Range:This species is found from southern Myanmar and Laos to western Indonesia, Borneo and the Philippines.Size:These birds are around 18-19 cm long and weigh 11-14 g.Habitat:The pied…

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Bateleur

Terathopius ecaudatus (Photo from Lee’s Birdwatching Adventures) Common name:bateleur (en); águia-bailarina (pt); bateleur des savanes (fr); águila volatinera (es); gaukler (de)Taxonomy:Order FalconiformesFamily AccipitridaeRange:This species is found in sub-Saharan Africa, from Senegal and southern Mauritania to Sudan and Ethiopia and south to northern Namibia and northern South Africa. They are also found along the Red Sea…

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Striped owl

Pseudoscops clamator Photo by Michel Giraud-Audine (Flickr) Common name:striped owl (en); coruja-orelhuda (pt); hibou strié (fr); lechuzón orejudo (es); schreieule (de) Taxonomy:Order StrigiformesFamily StrigidaeRange:There are four different subspecies with disjunct ranges. P. c. forbesi is found from southern Mexico to Panama. P. c. clamator is found in Colombia, Venezuela, the Guyanas, extreme northern Brazil, Ecuador…

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Menetries's warbler

Sylvia mystacea Photo by Pekka Fågel (Kuwait Bird Sightings) Common name:Menetries’s warbler (en); toutinegra-de-Ménétries (pt); fauvette de Ménétries (fr); curruca de Ménétries (es); tamariskengrasmücke (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily SylviidaeRange:This species is found breeding from Israel and Turkey to Iraq, the Caucasus and around the Caspian Sea in southern Russia, northern Iran and into Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan….

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Fork-tailed woodnymph

Thalurania furcata Photo by Bill Bouton (Wikipedia) Common name:fork-tailed woodnymph (en); beija-flor-tesoura-verde (pt); dryade à queue fourchue (fr); zafiro golondrina (es); schwalbennymphe (de) Taxonomy:Order ApodiformesFamily Trochilidae Range:This South American species is found from central Venezuela and Colombia down to southern Brazil, Paraguay and northern Argentina. They are only found east of the Andes.Size:These birds are…

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Ring ouzel

Turdus torquatus Photo by Jari Peltomäki (Luonto Portti) Common name:ring ouzel (en); melro-de-peito-branco (pt); merle à plastron (fr); mirlo capiblanco (es); ringdrossel (de) Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Turdidae Range:This species breeds in Scandinavia, in the northern parts of the British islands and along southern and central Europe from north-eastern Spain to southern Germany and Poland, and through…

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