Magnificent hummingbird

Eugenes fulgens Photo by Larry Thompson (Discover Life) Common name: magnificent humminbird (en); beija-flor-magnífico (pt); colibri de Rivoli (fr); colibrí magnífico (es); violettkron-brilliantkolibri (de) Taxonomy: Order Apodiformes Family Trochilidae Range: These birds are found in mountain areas from the south-west of the United States down to Panama. Size: The magnificent hummingbird is 11-14 cm long…

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Chinese hwamei

Garrulax canorus Photo by Guy Miller (Oriental Bird Images) Common name: Chinese hwamei (en); zaragateiro-da-China (pt); garrulaxe hoamy (fr); charlatán canoro (es); China-Augenbrauenhäherling (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Timaliidae Range: This species is found in central and south-east China, Taiwan, Hainan, and northern Indochina. It has also been introduced to the Hawaiian Islands of Oahu,…

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Ruddy ground-dove

Columbina talpacoti Photo by Iain Petrie (The Four Ages of Sand) Common name:ruddy ground-dove (en); rolinha-roxa (pt); colombe rousse (fr); tortolita colorada (es); rosttäubchen (de)Taxonomy:Order ColumbiformesFamily ColumbidaeRange:This species is found from Mexico south to Paraguay, southern Brazil and northern Argentina.Size:These birds are 14-18 cm long and weigh 35-60 g.Habitat:The ruddy ground-dove is found in moist, open…

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Kentucky warbler

Oporornis formosa Photo by Brian Small (Larkwire) Common name:Kentucky warbler (en); mariquita-do-Kentucky (pt); paruline du Kentucky (fr); chipe cachetinegro (es); Kentuckywaldsänger (de) Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ParulidaeRange:This species breeds in the eastern United States, from Wisconsin to New York and south to north-eastern Texas to northern Florida. They migrate south to winter in the Caribbean and from…

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