Golden-fronted woodpecker

Melanerpes aurifrons (Photo from Animal Pictures Archive) Common name:golden-fronted woodpecker (en); pica-pau-de-testa-dourada (pt); pic à front doré (fr); carpintero frentidorado (es); goldstirnspecht (de)Taxonomy:Order PiciformesFamily PicidaeRange:This species is found from Texas and Oklahoma, in the United States, through Mexico and into Honduras and northern Nicaragua.Size:These birds are 22-27 cm long and have a wingspan of 43…

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Eared dove

Zenaida auriculata Photo by Cláudio Timm (Flickr) Common name: eared dove (en); avoante (pt); tourterelle oreillarde (fr); tórtola torcaza (es); ohrflecktaube (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Columbidae Range: The eared dove is a resident breeder throughout South America from Colombia to southern Argentina and Chile, and on the offshore islands from the Grenadines southwards. It…

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Red-cheeked parrot

Geoffroyus geoffroyi Photo by Mehd Halaouate (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:red-cheeked parrot (en); papagaio-de-faces-vermelhas (pt); perruche de Geoffroy (fr); lorito carirrojo (es); rotkopfpapagei (de)Taxonomy:Order PsittaciformesFamily PsittacidaeRange:This species is found in New Guinea and in other islands of eastern Indonesia including the Moluccas, the Lesser Sundas and Timor. There is also a population in the Cape…

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