Southern bentbill

Oncostoma olivaceum Photo by Dominic Sherony (Wikipedia) Common name:southern bentbill (en); bico-curvo-do-sul (pt); bec-en-arc de Lawrence (fr); mosquerito piquicurvo sureño (es); gelbkehl-krummschnabeltyrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:The southern bentbill is found in north-western Colombia and southern Panama.Size:These birds are 9-10 cm long and weigh 7-8 g.Habitat:The southern bentbill is mostly found in moist tropical forests, but also…

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Chestnut wattle-eye

Platysteira castanea Photo by David Greyo (Oiseaux) Common name:chestnut wattle-eye (en); olho-carunculado-castanho (pt); pririt châtain (fr); ojicarunculado castaño (es); weißbürzel-lappenschnäpper (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PlatysteiridaeRange:This African species is found from Guinea to South Sudan, Uganda and Kenya, and through Gabon and D.R. Congo down to northern Angola.Size:These birds are 10-11 cm long and weigh 13-16 g.Habitat:The chestnut…

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Horned guan

Oreophasis derbianus Photo by Thor Janson (Revue) Common name:horned guan (en); jacu-cornudo (pt); oréophase cornu (fr); pavón cornudo (es); zapfenguan (de) Taxonomy:Order GalliformesFamily Cracidae Range:This species is found in western and central Guatemala and in the Sierra Madre de Chiapas in southern Mexico. Size:These birds are 81-91 cm long and weigh up to 2,4 kg….

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Collared falconet

Microhierax caerulescens Photo by Guy Poisson (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:collared falconet (en); falcãozinho-de-colar (pt); fauconnet à collier (fr); falconete acollarado (es); rotkehlfälkchen (de)Taxonomy:Order FalconiformesFamily FalconidaeRange:This species is found in from Nepal, southern China ans northern India, through Bhutan, Bangladesh and Myanmar, and into southern Vietnam and Thailand.Size:This tiny falcon is 15-18 cm long and…

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Rusty-breasted antpitta

Grallaricula ferrugineipectus (Photo from Internet Bird Collection) Common name:rusty-breasted antpitta (en); tovaca-de-peito-castanho (pt); grallaire à poitrine rousse (fr); ponchito pechicastaño (es); rostbrust-ameisenpitta (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FormicariidaeRange:This species is discontinuously along the Andes, from western Venezuela to central Colombia and from northern Peru to northern Bolivia.Size:These birds weigh around 17 g. Habitat:The rusty-breasted antpitta is found in…

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Princess parrot

Polytelis alexandrae Photo by William Hull (Mango Verde) Common name:princess parrot (en); piriquito-princesa (pt); perruche d’Alexandra (fr); perico princesa (es); Alexandrasittich (de) Taxonomy:Order PsittaciformesFamily Psittacidae Range:This species is endemic to Australia, being found in the central and western arid zones of the country, in inland areas of Western Australia, Northern Territory and South Australia.Size:These birds…

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African bush-warbler

Bradypterus baboecala Photo by Mike Buckham (Buckham Birding) Common name:African bush-warbler (en); felosa-dos-juncos-africana (pt); bouscarle caqueteuse (fr); zarzalero charlatán (es); sumpfbuschsänger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily SylviidaeRange:This African species is patchily distributed from Nigeria to Ethiopia and Kenya, and has the bulk of its population from southern D.R. Congo, through Zambia and Angola, and down to South Africa….

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Snowy-cheeked laughingthrush

Garrulax sukatschewi Photo by Chong Cha (Flickr) Common name:snowy-cheeked laughingthrush (en); zaragateiro-de-Sukatschev (pt); garrulaxe de Sukatschev (fr); charlatán de Sukatschev (es); Kansuhäherling (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TimaliidaeRange:This species is endemic to China, only being found in the south-western parts of the country, in the Min Shan mountains in southern Gansu province and adjacent parts of north-central Sichuan…

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