Black-hooded antshrike

Thamnophilus bridgesi Photo by Norbert Sauberer (Internet Bird Collection) Common name: black-hooded antshrike (en); choca-de-capuz (pt); batara capucin (fr); batará negruzco (es); kapuzenameisenwürger (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Thamnophilidae Range: This species is only found in the southern Pacific lowlands and foothills of Costa Rica and western Panama. Size: These birds are 14-16 cm long…

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Bonelli's eagle

Aquila fasciata Photo by René Dumoulin (Oiseaux) Common name: Bonelli’s eagle (en); águia-de-Bonelli (pt); aigle de Bonelli (fr); águila perdicera (es); habichtsadler (de) Taxonomy: Order Falconiformes Family Accipitridae Range: This species is found in in scattered populations from southern Europe, in Portugal, Spain and southern France, south to north-west Africa, along the Mediterranean into the…

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Brown creeper

Certhia americana Common name: brown creeper (en); trepadeira-americana (pt); grimpereau brun (fr); agateador americano (es); Andenbaumläufer (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Certhiidae Range: This species is found throughout the United States, and southern Alaska and Canada, and also along the Atlantic coast of Central America down to northern Panama. They are resident over most of…

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Red-rumped tinkerbird

Pogoniulus atroflavus Common name: red-rumped tinkerbird (en); barbadinho-de-uropígio-vermelho (pt); barbion à croupion rouge (fr); barbudito culirrojo (es); rotbürzel-bartvogel (de) Taxonomy: Order Piciformes Family Capitonidae Range: This species is found in tropical Africa, from Senegal and Guinea, along the Atlantic coast to northern Angola, and eastwards to D.R. Congo, Uganda and the Central African Republic. Size:…

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White-crested laughingthrush

Garrulax leucolophus Common name: white-crested laughingthrush (en); zaragateiro-de-crista-branca (pt); garrulaxe à huppe blanche (fr); tordo jocoso garrulado (es); weißhaubenhäherling (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Timaliidae Range: This Asian species is found from the foothill of the Himalayas, In north-east india, Nepal and Bhutan, to Myanmar, adjacent southern China and south to Thailand, Vietnam, Laos and…

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Weebill

Smicrornis brevirostris Photo by Robin Eckermann (Internet Bird Collection) Common name: weebill (en); gerígono-de-bico-curto (pt); gérygone à bec court (fr); gerigón piquicorto (es); stutzschnabel (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Acanthizidae Range: The weebill is endemic to Australia, being found throughout mainland Australia with the exception of some of the most arid areas in the centre….

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Spectacled owl

Pulsatrix perspicillata Common name: spectacled owl (en); murucututu (pt); chouette à lunettes (fr); lechuzón de anteojos (es); brillenkauz (de) Taxonomy: Order Strigiformes Family Strigidae Range: This species is found from southern Mexico, through Central America and large parts of northern South America under the recess of the Andes, all the way to northern Argentina. Size:…

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Nightingale

Luscinia megarhynchos Common name: nightingale (en); rouxinol (pt); rossignol philomèle (fr); ruiseñor (es); nachtigall (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Muscicapidae Range: The nightingale breeds in northwest Africa, Europe, the Middle East and Central Asia, as far east as north-west China. After the breeding season they migrate southwards to tropical parts of Africa, including western Sahara,…

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