Plain-crested elaenia

Elaenia cristata (Photo from Guia das Aves do Pantanal) Common name: plain-crested elaenia (en); guaracava-de-topete-uniforme (pt); élénie huppée (fr); fiofío crestado (es); braunscheitel-olivtyrann (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Tyrannidae Range: This species is found in northern South America, occurring in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru,Suriname, and Venezuela. Size: The plain-crested elaenia is 15-15…

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Hildebrandt's starling

Lamprotornis hildebrandti Photo by Neal Feans (Wikipedia) Common name: Hildebrandt’s starling (en); estorninho-metálico-de-Hildebrandt (pt); choucador de Hildebrandt (fr); estornino de Hildebrandt (es); Hildebrandt-glanzstar (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Sturnidae Range: This African species is only found in Kenya and Tanzania. Size: The Hildebrandt’s starling is 18 cm long and weighs 50-70 g. Habitat: This species…

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Uvea parakeet

Eunymphicus uvaeensis (Photo from Chanbokeo) Common name: Uvea parakeet (en); piriquito-de-Uvea (pt); perruche d’Ouvea (fr); perico maorí de uvea (es); Uveasittich (de) Taxonomy: Order Psittaciformes Family Psittacidae Range: This species is endemic to the island of Uvea, in New Caledonia. Size: The Uvea parakeet is 32 cm long and weighs 100-150 g. Habitat: They are…

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Common yellowthroat

Geothlypis trichas Photo by Dan Pancamo (Wikipedia) Common name: common yellowthroat (en); mariquita-de-mascarilha (pt); paruline masquée (fr); chipe de cara negra (es); weidengelbkehlchen (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Parulidae Range: These birds breed across North America, from Alaska to Mexico, only being absent from the most arid regions of the southern United States. They winter…

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Common iora

Aegithina tiphia Photo by Johnny Wee (Flickr) Common name: common iora (en); iora-d’asa-escura (pt); petit iora (fr); iora común (es); schwarzflügel-aegithina (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Aegithinidae Range: This Asian species is found across the Indian sub-continent and Sri Lanka, in south-western China and through south-east Asia down to Indonesia. Size: This small iora is…

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Chestnut-bellied hummingbird

Amazilia castaneiventris (Photo from Flickr) Common name: chestnut-bellied hummingbird (en); beija-flor-de-ventre-castanho (pt); ariane à ventre roux (fr); amazilia ventricastaña (es); braunbauchamazilie (de) Taxonomy: Order Apodiformes Family Trochilidae Range: This species is endemic to Colombia, and it appears to be restricted to the dryer parts of the Magdalena Valley, Colombia, with a core known range in…

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Bewick's wren

Thryomanes bewickii Photo from Minette Layne (Wikipedia) Common name: Bewick’s wren (en); carriça-de-Bewick (pt); troglodyte de Bewick (fr); ratona tepetatero (es); buschzaunkönig (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Troglodytidae Range: This species is mostly found in western North America, breeding locally from southern British Columbia, Nebraska, southern Ontario, and southwestern Pennsylvania south to Mexico, Arkansas and…

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Red bishop

Euplectes orix Photo by Louis Arrivet (Oiseaux) Common name: red bishop (en); bispo-de-testa-preta (pt); euplecte ignicolore (fr); obispo rojo (es); oryxweber (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Ploceidae Range: This African species occurs from Tanzania through Zambia and Angola and into southern Africa. Size: The red bishop is 11-13 cm long and weighs 17-30 g. Habitat:…

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