White-faced storm-petrel

Pelagodroma marina Photo by Philip Griffin (New Zealand Birds Online) Common name:white-faced storm-petrel (en); calcamar (pt); océanite frégate (fr); paíño pechialbo (es); fregattensturmschwalbe (de)Taxonomy:Order ProcellariiformesFamily HydrobaridaeRange:The white-faced storm-petrel breeds in remote oceanic islands in the Atlantic, such as Tristão da Cunha, Cape Verde, the Canary islands and the Selvagem islands, as well as on the…

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White-tailed rubythroat

Luscinia pectoralis Photo by Aurélien Audevard (Mango Verde) Common name:white-tailed rubythroat (en); rouxinol-de-garganta-vermelha (pt); rossignol à gorge rubis (fr); ruiseñor pechinegro (es); bergrubinkehlchen (de) Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Muscicapidae Range:This species is found from central China, and along the Himalayas through Nepal, extreme north-western India and northern Pakistan and into north-eastern Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and south-eastern Kazakhstan.Size:These…

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Crested shrike-tit

Falcunculus frontatus Photo by Sohn Joo Tan (Sohnjoo’s Photography) Common name:crested shrike-tit (en); sibilante-picanço (pt); falconelle à casque (fr); silbador cabezón (es); meisendickkopf (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PachycephalidaeRange:This species is endemic to Australia, with three sub-species occurring in different parts of the country. F.f. frontatus is found in south-eastern Australia, from southern Queensland to south-eastern South Australia….

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Ferruginous pigmy-owl

Glaucidium brasilianum Photo by André Adeodato (Flickr) Common name:ferruginous pigmy-owl (en); caburé (pt); chevêchette brune (fr); mochuelo caburé (es); Brasil-sperlingskauz (de)Taxonomy:Order StrigiformesFamily Strigidae Range:This species is found from the south-western United States, through Central America and into South America as far south as central Argentina. It is only found east of the Andes mountain range….

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