Planalto tapaculo

Scytalopus pachecoi Photo by Adrian Rupp (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:planalto tapaculo (en); tapaculo-ferreirinho (pt); mérulaxe de Pacheco (fr); churrín del planalto (es); Pachecotapaculo (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily RhynocryptidaeRange:This species is found in three small areas in southern Brazil and marginally into northern Argentina. These areas are Serra do Sudeste in Rio Grande do Sul, Missiones in…

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Buff-tailed sicklebill

Eutoxeres condamini (Photo from Agami Photography) Common name:buff-tailed sicklebill (en); bico-de-foice-de-cauda-acanelada (pt); bec-en-faucille de La Condamine (fr); picohoz colicanela (es); rotschwanz-sichelschnabel (de)Taxonomy:Order ApodiformesFamily TrochilidaeRange:This species is found in the eastern slopes of the Andes, and adjacent lowland areas, from southern Colombia to northern Bolivia.Size:These birds are 12-15 cm long and weigh 8-12,5 g.Habitat:The buff-tailed sicklebill…

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Snow bunting

Plectrophenax nivalis Photo by David Beadle (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:snow bunting (en); escrevedeira-das-neves (pt); plectrophane des neiges (fr); escribano nival (es); schneeammer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EmberizidaeRange:This species breeds throughout the northernmost parts of Europe, Asia and North America, from Iceland and Scandinavia to northern Siberia and Kamchatka, in Alaska and northern Canada and along the…

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Rufous-tailed jacamar

Galbula ruficauda (Photo from So Much Science) Common name:rufous-tailed jacamar (en); ariramba-de-cauda-ruiva (pt); jacamar à queue rousse (fr); jacamará colirrufo (es); rotschwanz-glanzvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order GalbuliformesFamily GalbulidaeRange:This species is found from southern Mexico down to western Colombia, north-western Ecuador, northern Venezuela and the Guyanas. Also in Brazil south of the Amazon river, from Pará and Maranhão down…

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