Tinian monarch

Monarcha takatsukasae Photo by Desmond Allen (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:Tinian monarch (en); monarca-de-Tinian (pt); monarque de Tinian (fr); monarca de Tinian (es); Tinianmonarch (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MonarchidaeRange:This species is endemic to the island of Tinian in the Northern Mariana Islands.Size:These birds are 15 cm long.Habitat:The Tinian monarch is mostly found in limestone forests, but uses…

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Horned puffin

Fratercula corniculata Photo by Paul B. Jones (Flickr) Common name:horned puffin (en); papagaio-do-mar-cornudo (pt); macareux cornu (fr); frailecillo corniculado (es); hornlund (de)Taxonomy:Order CharadriiformesFamily AlcidaeRange:This species is found in the northern Pacific Ocean and adjacent parts of the Arctic Ocean, breeding from Wrangel island to the Queen Charlotte islands in Canada and to Sakhalinsk in Russia….

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Spike-heeled lark

Chersomanes albofasciata Photo by Marco Valentini (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:spike-heeled lark (en); cotovia-esporada (pt); alouette éperonnée (fr); alondra espolada (es); zirplerche (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily AlaudidaeRange:This species is found in southern Africa, from south-western Angola, through Namibia and Botswana and into South Africa.Size:These birds are 14 cm long and weigh 25 g.Habitat:The spike-heeled lark is found…

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Striated caracara

Phalcoboenus australis Photo by Laurent Demongin (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:striated caracara (en); caracará-austral (pt); caracara austral (fr); caracara estriado (es); Falklandkarakara (de)Taxonomy:Order FalconiformesFamily FalconidaeRange:This species is only foundin Tierra del Fuego and the Falkland Islands.Size:These birds are 53-65 cm long and have a wingspan of 114-124 cm. They weigh 1,2 kg.Habitat:The striated caracara is…

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