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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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:…
