American dusky flycatcher

Empidonax oberholseri Photo by Marcel Holyoak (Flickr) Common name:American dusky flycatcher (en); papa-moscas-sombrio-americano (pt); moucherolle sombre (fr); mosquero oscuro (es); buschland-schnäppertyrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This species is found breeding in western North America, as far north as southern Yukon, Canada and as far east as South Dakota and Colorado, United States, down to southern California and…

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Slaty-tailed trogon

Trogon massena Photo by Thore Noernberg (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:slaty-tailed trogon (en); surucuá-de-cauda-escura (pt); trogon de Masséna (fr); trogón grande (es); schieferschwanztrogon (de)Taxonomy:Order TrogoniformesFamily TrogonidaeRange:This species is found from southern Mexico, through Central America and into western Colombia and north-western Ecuador.Size:The slaty-tailed trogon is 30 cm long and weighs around 145 g.Habitat:They are mainly…

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Spotted quail-thrush

Cinclosoma punctatum Photo by Patrick Ingremeau (Oiseaux) Common name:spotted quail-thrush (en); tordo-codorniz-malhado (pt); cinclosome pointillé (fr); zordala manchada (es); fleckenflöter (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Cinclosomatidae Range:This species is endemic to eastern Australia, being found from central Queensland to Victoria and Tasmania.Size:These birds are 24-30 cm long and have a wingspan of 32-40 cm. They weigh 85-145 g.Habitat:The…

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African broadbill

Smithornis capensis Photo by Hugh Chittenden (10.000 Birds) Common name:African broadbill (en); bico-largo-africano (pt); eurylaime du Cap (fr); eurilaimo africano (es); schwarzscheitel breitrachen (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EurylaimidaeRange:This African species is found in two separate populations, one in coastal West Africa and a larger one in East African from Uganda south to Zimbabwe, Botswana and north-eastern South…

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Mealy amazon

Amazona farinosa Photo by Lindolfo Souto (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:mealy amazon (en); papagaio-moleiro (pt); amazone poudrée (fr); amazona harinosa (es); mülleramazone (de) Taxonomy:Order PsittaciformesFamily Psittacidae Range:This species is found from southern Mexico to central Bolivia and north-western Brazil. There is also a separate population along the south-eastern coast of Brazil, from  Bahia to São…

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Masked shrike

Lanius nubicus Photo by Christodoulos Makris (Trek Nature) Common name:masked shrike (en); picanço-núbio (pt); pie-grèche masquée (fr); alcaudón núbico (es); maskenwürger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily LaniidaeRange:This species is found breeding in south-eastern Europe and the Middle East, from Greece, Macedonia and Bulgaria to southern Israel, northern Iraq and western Iran. They migrate south to winter in Africa…

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White-throated swallow

Hirundo albigularis Photo by Jeff Poklen (PBase) Common name:white-throated swallow (en); andorinha-de-garganta-branca (pt); hirondelle à gorge blanche (fr); golondrina gorgiblanca (es); weißkehlschwalbe (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily HirundinidaeRange:This species is found breeding in across South Africa and marginally across the border into southern Namibia and southern Botswana. They migrate north to winter from Angola to Zimbabwe, Mozambique and…

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Spotted nightjar

Eurostopodus argus Photo by Lindsay Hansch (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:spotted nightjar (en); noitibó-malhado (pt); engoulevent argus (fr); chotacabras argos (es); Argusnachtschwalbe (de)Taxonomy:Order CaprimulgiformesFamily CaprimulgidaeRange:This species is found throughout most of Australia, with the exception of the eastern coast from central Queensland to south-eastern South Australia. The more southern population migrate north to winter in…

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