Pale-breasted spinetail

Synallaxis albescens Photo by Dario Sanches (Wikipedia) Common name:pale-breasted spinetail (en); uí-pi (pt); synallaxe albane (fr); pijuí pechiblanco (es); weißbauch-dickichtschlüpfer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FurnariidaeRange:This species is found from Costa Rica to northern Argentina, and from the eastern slopes of the Andes to the Atlantic coast of Brazil and the Guyanas. They are also found in Trinidad…

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Chihuahuan raven

Cirvus cryptoleucus Photo by Dave Beaudette (Flickr) Common name:Chihuahuan raven (en); corvo-da-planície (pt); corbeau à cou blanc (fr); cuervo llanero (es); weißhalsrabe (de) Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Corvidae Range:This species is found is found in the southern United States , from Colorado and Kansas down to Arizona, New Mexico and Texas, and in northern Mexico.Size:These birds are…

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African skimmer

Rynchops flavirostris Photo by Aleix Comas (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:African skimmer (en); talha-mar-africano (pt); bec-en-ciseaux d’Afrique (fr); rayador africano (es); braunmantel-scherenschnabel (de)Taxonomy:Order CharadriiformesFamily RynchopidaeRange:This species is found in most rivers and lakes in sub-Saharan Africa, from southern Mauritania, southern Mali, Chad and southern Egypt south to northern Namibia, Zimbabwe and southern Mozambique.Size:These birds are…

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White-rumped tanager

Cypsnagra hirundinacea Photo by Ciro Albano (Flickr) Commons name:white-rumped tanager (en); bandoleta (pt); tangara hirundinacé (fr); bandoleta (es); weißbürzeltangare (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ThraupidaeRange:This South American species is found from eastern Bolivia east to north-eastern Brazil and northern Paraguay. Size:These birds are 16-16,5 cm long and weigh 24-34 g. Habitat:These birds are found in dry savannas and…

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Oriental skylark

Alauda gulgula Photo by Rajiv Lather (Birding in India and South Asia) Common name:oriental skylark (en), laverca-oriental (pt); alouette gulgule (fr); alondra oriental (es); orientfeldlerche (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily AlaudidaeRange:This species is found in southern Asia, from northern Iran and souther Kazakhstan to eastern China and south to India, Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines.Size:These birds are 15-16,5…

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African darter

Anhinga rufa Photo by Trevor Hardaker (Trevor and Margaret Hardaker) Common name:African darter (en); mergulhão-serpente-africano (pt); anhinga d’Afrique (fr); aninga africana (es); Afrikanische schlangenhalsvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PelecaniformesFamily AnhingidaeRange: This species is found throughout sub-Saharan Africa, from southern Mauritania to Sudan and south to South Africa. It is also found in Madagascar and there are also isolated…

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Dusky-throated antshrike

Thamnomanes ardesiacus Photo by Marc Chrétien (GEPOG) Common name:dusky-throated antshrike (en); uirapuru-de-garganta-preta (pt); batara ardoisé (fr); batará gorgioscuro (es); nördlicher schwarzkehlwürgerling (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ThamnophilidaeRange:This South American species is found in northern Brazil and the Guyanas, in southern Venezuela, southern Colombia and through Ecuador and Peru down to northern Bolivia.Size:These birds are 13-14 cm long and…

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European greenfinch

Carduelis chloris Photo by J. Romãozinho (Pescador de Aves) Common name:European greenfinch (en); verdilhão (pt); verdier d’Europe (fr); verderón común (es); grünfink (de) Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Fringillidae Range:This species is found throughout most of Europe, with the exception of northern Scandinavia, northern Russia and Iceland. They are also found in north-west Africa, from Morocco to Tunisia,…

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