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Hemignathus virens Photo by Chuck Babbitt (Photo.net) Common name:Hawaii amakihi (en); amakigi-do-Hawai (pt); amakihi familier (fr); amakiji hawaiano (es); amakihi (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily DrepanididaeRange:This species is endemic to the island of Hawaii.Size:These birds are 10 cm long and weigh 13-15 g.Habitat:The Hawaii amakihi is found in all types of habitat of the island, namely tropical moist forests, tropical dry…
Petroica goodenovii (Photo from Bird Watching Magazine) Common name:red-capped robin (en); rouxinol-de-testa-vermelha (pt); miro à front rouge (fr); petroica frentirroja (es); rotstirnschnäpper (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PetroicidaeRange:This species is endemic to Australia, being found throughout most of the country, with the exception of Tasmania and the northernmost areas of Queensland, of the Northern Territories and of Western Australia.Size:The…
Pterodroma arminjoniana Photo by Steve Howell (Seabirding Pelagic Trips) Common name:Trindade petrel (en); grazina-de-Trindade (pt); pétrel de Trindade (fr); petrel de la Trindade (es); Südtrinidad-sturmvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order ProcellariiformesFamily ProcellariidaeRange:This species is only found breeding on the islands of Trindade and Martim Vaz, off the coast of Brazil, but they cover wide areas of the southern Atlantic, Indian and…
Ptiloris victoriae Photo by Lindsay Hansch (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:Victoria’s riflebird (en); ave-do-paraíso-de-Vitória (pt); paradisier de Victoria (fr); ave-del-paraíso de Victoria (es); Victoriaparadiesvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ParadisaeidaeRange:This species is endemic to eastern Australia, only being found in the Atherton Tableland region of north-eastern Queensland.Size:These birds are 23-25 cm long and weigh 90-100 g.Habitat:The Victoria’s riflebird is mostly…
Leiothrix argentauris Photo by J.J. Harrison (Wikipedia) Common name:silver-eared mesia (en); rouxinol-de-faces-prateadas (pt); léiothrix à joues argent (fr); leiotrix cariblanco (de); silberohr-sonnenvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TimaliidaeRange:This Asian species is found around the Himalayas, in Nepal, northern India and in western and south-western China, and through Bangladesh and Myanmar, across Indochina and down to Indonesia.Size:These birds are 16-18 cm…
Archilochus colubris (Photo from Dream Birding) Common name:ruby-throated hummingbird (en); beija-flor-de-garganta-vermelha (pt); colibri à gorge rubis (fr); colibrí de garganta roja (es); rubinkehlkolibri (de)Taxonomy:Order ApodiformesFamily TrochilidaeRange:This species breeds throughout the eastern United States and south-eastern Canada. They migrate south to winter in Central America from Mexico to Panama.Size:These birds are 7-9 cm long and have…
Prinia socialis Photo by J.M. Garg (Wikipedia) Common name:ashy prinia (en); fuinha-cinzenta (pt); prinia cendrée (fr); prinia ahumada (de); rostbauchprinie (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily CisticolidaeRange:This species is found across India and in Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and western Myanmar.Size:These birds are 13-14 cm long and weigh 7-10 g.Habitat:The ashy prinia is found in dry open grasslands, in open woodland,…
Turdus olivaceus Photo by Stefan Helming (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:olive thrush (en); tordo-oliváceo (pt); merlo olivâtre (fr); zorzal oliváceo (es); kapdrossel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TurdidaeRange:This African species is found from Zimbabwe and Mozambique down to eastern South Africa.Size:The olive thrush is 24 cm long and weighs 80-110 g.Habitat:They are mostly found in evergreen forests and…
