Chapada flycatcher

Suiriri islerorum Photo by Nick Athanas (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:chapada flycatcher (en); suiriri-da-chapada (pt); tyranneau des isler (fr); fiofío de la chapada (es); chapadatyrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This South American species is found in central and south-western Brazil, in Maranhão,Tocantins, Mato Grosso, Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul, and in adjacent parts of eastern Bolivia.Size:These birds are 16…

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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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Spot-billed pelican

Pelecanus philippensis Photo by J.M. Garg (Wikipedia) Common name: spot-billed pelican (en); pelicano-oriental (pt); pélican à bec tacheté (fr); pelícano malayo (es); graupelikan (de) Taxonomy: Order Pelecaniformes Family Pelecanidae Range: Once widespread in southern Asia, this species is now mostly confined to India, Sri Lanka and Cambodia, with smaller populations also found in Indonesia, Myanmar…

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Striped owl

Pseudoscops clamator Photo by Michel Giraud-Audine (Flickr) Common name:striped owl (en); coruja-orelhuda (pt); hibou strié (fr); lechuzón orejudo (es); schreieule (de) Taxonomy:Order StrigiformesFamily StrigidaeRange:There are four different subspecies with disjunct ranges. P. c. forbesi is found from southern Mexico to Panama. P. c. clamator is found in Colombia, Venezuela, the Guyanas, extreme northern Brazil, Ecuador…

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