Allen's hummingbird

Selasphorus sasin Photo by Alexander Viduetsky (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:Allen’s hummingbird (en); beija-flor-de-Allen (pt); colibri d’Allen (fr); colibrí de Allen (es); Allenkolibri (de)Taxonomy:Order ApodiformesFamily TrochilidaeRange:This species occurs in western North America. The nominate susbspecies S. s. sasin is migratory, breeding along the western coast of the United States, from Oregon to southern California, and wintering…

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Streak-throated barwing

Actinodura waldeni Photo by Yathin Krishnappa (Mango Verde) Common name:streak-throated barwing (en); asa-malhada-de-Walden (pt); actinodure de Walden (fr); actinodura de Yunán (es); Yünnansibia (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TimaliidaeRange:This species is found in Myanmar, Bangladesh, Bhutan and marginally across the border into southern China and northern India.Size:These birds are 20-22 cm long and weigh 39-56 g.Habitat:The streak-throated barwing is found in tropical…

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White-winged triller

Lalage tricolor Photo by Tony Ashton (Tyto Tony) Common name:white-winged triller (en); lagarteiro d’asa branca (pt); échenilleur tricolore (fr); gorjeador de alas blancas (es); weißflügel-lalage (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily CampephagidaeRange:This species is endemic to Australia, being found throughout the Australian mainland and in northern Tasmania.Size:These birds are 17-19 cm long and weigh 26 g.Habitat:The white-winged triller is found in dry…

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Chinese egret

Egretta eulophotes Photo by Tim Edelsten (Birds Korea) Common name:Chinese egret (en); garça-chinesa (pt); aigrette de Chine (fr); garceta china (es); schneereiher (de)Taxonomy:Order CiconiiformesFamily ArdeidaeRange:These birds breed in small islands off the coasts of South Korea, North Korea and across the border into north-eastern China and south-eastern Russia. They migrate south to winter in Vietnam, the…

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Buff-bellied warbler

Phyllolais pulchella Photo by Volker Sthamer (Bird Forum) Common name:buff-bellied warbler (en); felosa-das-acácias (pt); phyllolaïs à ventre fauve (fr); prinia ventripálida (es); akaziensänger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily SylviidaeRange:This African species is found in two separate populations. One is found in northern Nigeria, northern Cameroon, southern Chad and southern Niger, while the other is found further east, from southern Sudan, through…

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Hammond's flycatcher

Empidonax hammondii Photo by Pablo Leautaud (Flickr) Common name:Hammond’s flycatcher (en); papa-moscas-de-Hammond (pt); moucherolle de Hammond (fr); mosquero de Hammond (es); tannenschnäppertyrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This species breeds in western North America, from Alaska to central California and New Mexico. They migrate south to winter from northern Mexico to Nicaragua.Size:These birds are 12,5-14,5 cm long and have a wingspan…

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Wrybill

Anarhynchus frontalis Photo by Nick Talbot (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:wrybill (en); borrelho-de-bico-torto (pt); pluvier anarhynque (fr); chorlito piquituerto (es); schiefschnabel (de)Taxonomy:Order CharadriiformesFamily CharadriidaeRange:This species is endemic to New Zealand, breeding in Canterbury and Otago, South Island, and wintering along the northern coasts of South Island and the coasts of North Island.Size:These birds are 20-21…

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Bay-breasted warbler

Dendroica castanea Photo by Brian Small (Lananhbirds Club) Common name:bay-breasted warbler (en); mariquita-de-peito-castanho (pt); paruline à poitrine baie (fr); chipe castaño (es); braunbrust-waldsänger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ParulidaeRange:This species is found breeding in central and eastern Canada, and across the border into the north-western United States. They migrate along the eastern half of North America and Central America…

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