Purplish-mantled tanager

Iridosornis porphyrocephalus Photo by Nick Athanas (Antpitta) Common name:purplish-mantled tanager (en); sanhaçu-de-barrete-azul (pt); tangara à cape bleue (fr); tangara capiazul (es); purpurmanteltangare (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ThraupidaeRange:This species is found along the Pacific slopes of the Andes in western Colombia as far north as Chocó and south to north-western Ecuador. Also on the Central Andes of Colombia…

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Chim sơn ca hot

Chim sơn ca có tên khoa học là Anthus. trong nhóm Anthus củng có rất nhiều loại. Ở Việt Nam, loài sống ở khu vực miền trung được ưa chuộng nhất do màu lông sáng hơn và có giọng hót hay hơn những nơi khác . Sơn Ca là loại chim có giọng hót rất…

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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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Black-backed puffback

Dryoscopus cubla Photo by Daniel Loumeau (Flickr) Common name:black-backed puffback (en); picanço-de-almofadinha (pt); cubla boule-de-neige (fr); obispillo de lomo negro (es); schneeballwürger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MalaconotidaeRange:This African species is found from southern Kenya, central D.R. Congo and northern Angola, south to northern Namibia, northern and eastern Botswana, and eastern South Africa down to the Eastern Cape.Size:These…

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