Stripe-sided rhabdornis

Rhabdornis mystacalis Photo by Mark Harper (Wikipedia) Common name:stripe-sided rhabdornis (en); trepadeira-filipina-de-flancos-estriados (pt); rhabdornis à tête striée (fr); trepador filipino de cabeza rayada (es); streifenkopf-trugbaumläufer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily RhabdornithidaeRange:This species is endemic to the Philippines, being found on the islands of Luzon, Negros, Panay, Masbate, Contanduenes, Leyte, Mindanao, Samar, Basilan, Bohol, Calicoan and Dinagat.Size:These birds are 14,5-16 cm long…

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Plains-wanderer

Pedionomus torquatus Photo by Vik Dunis (Bushpea) Common name:Plains-wanderer (en); corre-planícies (pt); pédionome errant (fr); torillo australiano (es); steppenläufer (de)Taxonomy:Order CharadriiformesFamily PedionomidaeRange:This species is endemic to Australia, being restricted to small patches of favourable habitat in the Riverina region of New South Wales, in northern Victoria, in south-western Queensland and in north-eastern South Australia.Size:These birds…

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Horned sungem

Heliactin bilophus Photo by Arthur Grosset (Arthur Grosset’s Birds) Common name:horned sungem (en); chifre-de-ouro (pt); colibri aux huppes d’or (fr); colibrí cornudito (es); goldhauben-schmuckkolibri (de)Taxonomy:Order ApodiformesFamily TrochilidaeRange:This species is found in the southern half of Brazil and marginally across the border into Bolivia, and there is a disjunct population in northern Brazil and Surinam.Size:These birds are 8-10 cm…

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Bornean bristlehead

Pityriasis gymnocephala Photo by James Eaton (Birdtour Asia) Common name:Bornean bristlehead (en); gimnocéfalo-do-Bornéu (pt); barite chauve (fr); gimnocéfalo (es); warzenkopf (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PityriaseidaeRange:This species is endemic to the island of Borneo, where it is patchily distributed in eastern Malaysia, Brunei and in Kalimantan, Indonesia.Size:These birds are 25 cm long and weigh 130 g.Habitat:The Bornean bristlehead is…

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Willow flycatcher

Empidonax traillii Photo by Larry Thompson (Discover Life) Common name:willow flycatcher (en); maria-fibiu (pt); moucherolle des saules (fr); mosquero saucero (es); weidenschnäppertyrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This species breeds in southern Canada and in most of the United States with the exception of the south-easternmost corner of the country. They migrate south to winter in Central America and in…

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Wahlberg's honeyguide

Prodotiscus regulus Photo by Alan Manson (Flickr) Common name:Wahlberg’s honeyguide (en); indicador-de-bico-aguçado (pt); indicateur de Wahlberg (fr); indicador dorsipardo (es); Wahlberglaubpicker (de)Taxonomy:Order PiciformesFamily IndicatoridaeRange:This African species is patchily distributed in western Africa, mostly in and around Nigeria, and more widely found in eastern  Africa, from Tanzania and southern D.R. Congo to Angola, Zambia, Mozambique and South…

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Asian paradise-flycatcher

Terpsiphone paradisi Photo by Steve Garvie (Wikipedia) Common name:Asian paradise-flycatcher (en); monarca-asiático (pt); tchitrec de paradis (fr); monarca colilargo asiático (es); fahlbauch-paradiesschnäpper (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MonarchidaeRange:This species is found trhoughout south-eastern Asia, from Afghanistan, Pakistan and India to north-eastern China and extreme south-eastern Russia, and south to Indonesia. the more northern population migrate south to winter within the…

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Red-faced warbler

Cardellina rubifrons Photo by Robert Royse (Robert Royse’s Bird Photography) Common name:red-faced warbler (en); mariquita-de-faces-vermelhas (pt); paruline à face rouge (fr); chipe cara roja (es); dreifarben-waldsänger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ParulidaeRange:This North American species is found breeding in northern Mexico and in Arizona and New Mexico, United States. Some population migrate south to winter in southern Mexico, El Salvador,…

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