Chat tanager

Calyptophilus frugivorus Photo by José Pantaleón (Flickr) Common name:chat tanager (en); saíra-de-Hispaniola (pt); tangara cornichon (fr); chirrí (es); schmätzertangare (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ThraupidaeRange:This species is endemic to the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, being found both in Haiti and the Dominican Republic.Size:These birds are 17-20 cm long and weighs around 50 g.Habitat:The chat tanager is mostly found in dense understory…

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Chucao tapaculo

Scelorchilus rubecula Photo by Arthur Grosset (Arthur Grosset’s Birds) Common name:chucao tapaculo (en); tapaculo-de-peito-ruivo (pt); tourco rougegorge (fr); chucao (es); rotkehltapaculo (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily RhinocryptidaeRange:This South American species is found in central and southern Chile and across the border into neighbouring regions of Argentina.Size:These birds are 16-18 cm long and weigh 35-43 g.Habitat:The chucao tapaculo is found in temperate…

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New Zealand pigeon

Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae Photo by Pete McGregor (The Ruins of the Moment) Common name:New Zealand pigeon (en); pombo-maori (pt); carpophage de Nouvelle-Zélande (fr); paloma maorí (es); Maorifruchttaube (de)Taxonomy:Order ColumbiformesFamily ColumbidaeRange:This species is endemic to New Zealand, being found in both the North island and the South island, as well as in the Chatham islands.Size:These large pigeons are 46-55…

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White-naped tit

Parus nuchalis Photo by Arpit Deomurari (Avian Diversity) Common name:white-naped tit (en); chapim-d’asa-branca (pt); mésange à ailes blanches (fr); carbonero nuquiblanco (es); weißflügelmeise (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ParidaeRange:This species is endemic to India, where it occurs in two isolated populations. One in the north-west of the country, in central and southern Rajasthan, Kutch and northern Gujarat, and another in the…

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Winding cisticola

Cisticola galactotes Photo by Hugh Chittenden (Bird Info) Common name:winding cisticola (en); fuinha-de-dorso-preto (pt); cisticole roussâtre (fr); buitrón musical (es); schwarzrücken-cistensänger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily CisticolidaeRange:This African species is found from Senegal to Sudan and Ethiopia and south to Angola, northern Namibia and Botswana, Mozambique and north-eastern South Africa.Size:These birds are 11-15 cm long and weigh 10-15 g.Habitat:Winding cisticolas are…

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Cooper's hawk

Accipiter cooperii Photo by Seth Cutright (A Hawk Counters World) Common name:Cooper’s hawk (en); gavião-de-Cooper (pt); épervier de Cooper (fr); gavilán de Cooper (es); rundschwanzsperber (de)Taxonomy:Order FalconiformesFamily AccipitridaeRange:This species is found breeding throughout the United States and southern Canada and winters in the southernmost parts of the United States, in Mexico and in Central America down to Costa…

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Black bulbul

Hypsipetes leucocephalus Photo by Irene Ho (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:black bulbul (en); tuta-preta (pt); bulbul noir (fr); bulbul nero (es); schwarzfluchtvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PycnonotidaeRange:This species is found in southern Asia, with one population in western India and Sri Lanka and another from northern India and Pakistan, through the Himalayas and into southern China and Indochina.Size:These birds…

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Yellow-chinned spinetail

Certhiaxis cinnamomeus Photo by Celi Aurora (Flickr) Common name:yellow-chinned spinetail (en); curutié (pt); synallaxe à gorge jaune (fr); curutié colorado (es); gelbkinn-riedschlüpfer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FurnariidaeRange:This South American species is found from northern Colombia and Venezuela, through Brazil and into Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay and northern Argentina.Size:These birds are 13-16 cm long and weigh 13-17 g.Habitat:The yellow-chinned spinetail…

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