Aquatic warbler

Acrocephalus paludicola Common name: aquatic warbler (en); felosa-aquática (pt); phragmite aquatique (fr); carricerín cejudo (es); seggenrohrsänger (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Sylviidae Range: This species breeds across a highly fragmented range at less than 50 regular breeding sites in eastern Europe and near Asia, from eastern germany, through Hungary, Poland, Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania and into…

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Black-and-red Broadbill

Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos Common name: black-and-red broadbill (en); bico-largo-vermelho-e-preto (pt); eurylaime rouge et noir (fr); eurilaimo rojinegro (es); kellenschnabel-breitrachen (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Eurylaimidae Range: They are found in Borneo, Myanmar, southern Thailand, southern Laos, southern Vietnam, peninsular Malaysia, and Sumatra in Indonesia. Size: Black-and-red broadbills are 21-24 cm long and weigh 50-76,5 g. Habitat:…

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Golden-plumed parakeet

Leptosittaca branickii Common name: golden-plumed parakeet (en); piriquito-de-pincéis-dourados (pt); conure à pinceaux d’or (fr); perico paramuno (es); pinselsittich (de) Taxonomy: Order Psittaciformes Family Psittacidae Range: This South American species is found in the Andean slopes of Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. Size: The golden-plumed parakeet is 35 cm long and weighs 180-280 g. Habitat: These birds…

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Yellow-bellied flycatcher

Empidonax flaviventris Common name: yellow-bellied flycatcher (en); papa-moscas-de-barriga-amarela (pt); moucherolle à ventre jaune (fr); mosquero ventriamarillo (es); birkenschnäppertyrann (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Tyrannidae Range: This species breeds across southern and eastern Canada and in the north-eastern United States. They migrate south Mexico and Central America. Size: The yellow-bellied flycatcher is 13-15 cm long and…

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Wire-tailed manakin

Pipra filicauda Common name: wire-tailed manakin (en); rabo-de-arame (pt); manakin filifère (fr); saltarín uirapuru (es); fadenpira (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Pipridae Range: The wire-tailed manakin is found upriver in the western Amazon Basin, in Brazil and the neighboring countries of northern Peru, eastern Ecuador and Colombia, and in thesouthern and western portions of Venezuela….

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Greater honeyguide

Indicator indicator Common name: greater honeyguide (en); indicador-grande (pt); grand indicateur (fr); indicador grande (es); schwarzkehl-honiganzeiger (de) Taxonomy: Order Piciformes Family Indicatoridae Range: This African species is found throughout most of sub-Saharan Africa, from Senegal through the Sahel to Ethiopia, then south through the great lakes region and into Angola, Botswana, Mozambique and South Africa….

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Rock ptarmigan

Lagopus muta Photo by Jan Haugseth (Wikipedia) Common name: rock ptarmigan (en); lagópode-branco (pt); lagopède alpin (fr); perdiz nival (es); alpenschneehuhn (de) Taxonomy: Order Galliformes Family Tetraonidae Range: This sedentary species breeds across most of Arctic and sub-Arctic Eurasia and North America, including Greenland. There are a few isolated populations in mountainous areas of Scotland,…

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Chestnut sparrow

Passer eminibey Common name: chestnut sparrow (en); pardal-castanho (pt); moineau d’Emin (fr); gorrión castaño (es); maronensperling (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Passeridae Range: These birds are found in eastern Africa, from Darfur in southern Sudan, through Somalia, Uganda and Kenya, an into Tanzania. Size: This small sparrow is 10,5-11,5 cm long and has a wingspan…

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