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Certhionyx niger Photo by Brett Symons (Flickr) Common name: black honeyeater (en); melífago-preto-e-branco (pt); myzomèle cravaté (fr); mielero blanquinegro (es); trauerhonigfresser (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Meliphagidae Range: The black honeyeater is endemic to Australia, being found throughout the inland areas of the country. Size: These birds are 10-13 cm long and weigh 9-10 g….
Phoebetria fusca (Photo from Naver Blog) Common name: sooty albatross (en); albatroz-sombrio (pt); albatros brun (fr); albatros ahumado (es); dunkelalbatros (de) Taxonomy: Order Procellariiformes Family Diomedeidae Range: The sooty albatross if found in the southern Atlantic and Indian oceans, breeding sub-Antarctic islands including the Tristão da Cunha group, Prince Edward island, Marion island, the Crozet…
Serinus serinus Photo by Rosa Gambóias (Flickr) Common name: European serin (en); chamariz (pt); serin cini (fr); verdecillo (es); girlitz (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Fringillidae Range: The European serin breeds across continental Europe and all around the Mediterranean basin, from the Iberian peninsula and Morocco all the way to Israel. They are mostly absent…
Ispidina picta Photo by Gerard Calberac (Trek Nature) Common name: African pygmy kingfisher (en); pica-peixe-pigmeu (pt); martin-pêcheur pygmée (fr); martín pigmeo africano (es); zwergkönigsfischer (de) Taxonomy: Order Coraciiformes Family Alcedinidae Range: This African species is found throughout sub-Saharan African, from Mauritania and Mali across to Ethopia and Eritrea, and south all the way to South…
Gymnopithys leucaspis Photo by Matt Deres (Wikipedia) Common name: bicoloured antbird (en); mãe-de-taoca-bochechuda (pt); fourmilier à joues blanches (fr);hormiguero bicolor (es); braunweißer ameisenvogel (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Thamnophilidae Range: The bicoloured antbird is foung from Honduras, across Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama, and into Colombia, Peru and north-western Brazil. Size: These birds are 19-20…
Erythrura psittacea Photo by Trisha Shears (Wikipedia) Common name: red-throated parrotfinch (en); diamante-de-garganta-vermelha (pt); diamant psittaculaire (fr); pinzón loro de garganta roja (es); rotkopf-papageiamadine (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Estrildidae Range: The red-throated parrotfinch is endemic to New Caledonia. Size: These birds are 12 cm long and weigh 11-12 g. Habitat: This species is mostly…
Apus pacificus (Photo from Bird Forum) Common name: fork-tailed swift (en); andorinhão-de-cauda-forcada (pt); martinet de Sibérie (fr); vencejo del Pacífico (es); Pazifiksegler (de) Taxonomy: Order Apodiformes Family Apodidae Range: This species is found breeding in eastern Asia, from Siberia to Kamchatka and Japan , across eastern China to Annam ,Vietnam ,Thailand and Burma. They migrate…
Dumetella carolinensis Photo by Peter Massas (Wikipedia) Common name: grey catbird (en); sabiá-cinzento (pt); moqueur chat (fr); maullador gris (es); katzendrossel (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Mimidae Range: The grey catbird breeds in the United States and southern Canada, east of the Rocky mountains. They migrate south to winter along the Gulf coast from Florida,…
