Birds

Sooty-headed tyrannulet

Phyllomyias griseiceps Photo by Leif Gabrielsen (iGoTerra) Common name:sooty-headed tyrannulet (en); piolhinho-de-cbeça-cinza (pt); tyranneau nain (fr); mosquerito cabecigrís (es); rußkappen-kleintyrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This species is patchily distributed from eastern Panama, through Venezuela and Colombia, east into Guyana and extreme northern Brazil, and south through Ecuador into central Peru.Size:These birds are 10 cm long and weigh…

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American black duck

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Anas rubripes Photo by Ed Post (Flickr) Common name:American black duck (en); pato-escuro-americano (pt); canard noir (fr); ánade sombrío (es); dunkelente (de)Taxonomy:Order AnseriformesFamily AnatidaeRange:This species breeds in north-eastern North American, in Canada from northern Saskatchewan to Newfoundland, and south to Minnesota, Illinois, Pennsylvania and North Carolina in the United States. The population from Canada migrate…

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White-bellied redstart

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Hodgsonius phaenicuroides Photo by Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok (Ayuwat) Common name:white-bellied redstart (en); rabirruivo-de-barriga-branca (pt); bradybate à queue rouge (fr); colirrojo ventriblanco (es); kurzflügel-rotschwanz (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MuscicapidaeRange:This species is found in the Himalayas and from central and southern China south to yanmar, northern Thailand, northern Laos and northern Vietnam. The population that breed at higher altitudes in…

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Corn crake

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Crex crex (Photo from Hortobágyi Madárpark) Common name:corn crake (en); codornizão (pt); râle des genêts (fr); guión de codornices (es); wachtelkönig (de)Taxonomy:Order GruiformesFamily RallidaeRange:This species breeds from western Europe, in France, Ireland and Scotland, through central Europe and southern Scandinavia, and into central Asia as far as Kazakhstan, northern China, Mongolia and south-eastern Russia. They…

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Great spinetail

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Siptornopsis hypochondriacus Photo by Christian Nunes (Flickr) Common name:great spinetail (en); joão-grande (pt); synallaxe à poitrine rayée (fr); curutié grande (es); weißbrust-dickichtschlüpfer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FurnariidaeRange:This species is endemic to an area of north-western Peru, on the slopes above the dry upper Marañón river valley in south Amazonas, south-east Cajamarca, east La Libertad and north Ancash.Size:These…

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Taiwan partridge

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Arborophila crudigularis Photo by Kun Chin Chung (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:Taiwan partridge (en); perdiz-da-Formosa (pt); torquéole de Formose (fr); arborófila de Formosa (es); Taiwanbuschwachtel (de)Taxonomy:Order GalliformesFamily PhasianidaeRange:This species is endemic to Taiwan, being found throughout most of the island with the exception of the westernmost and southernmost parts.Size:These birds are 22-28 cm long and…

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Crested jay

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Platylophus galericulatus Photo by Johannes Pfleiderer (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:crested jay (en); gaio-de-poupa (pt); geai longup (fr); arrendajo crestado (es); haubenhäher (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily CorvidaeRange:This species is found in southern Thailand and Malaysia, and in the Indonesian islands of Borneo, Java and Sumatra.Size:These birds are 31-33 cm long and weigh 80-115 g.Habitat:The crested jay is…

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African barred owlet

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Glaucidium capense (Photo from Flickr) Common name:African barred owlet (en); mocho-barrado (pt); chevêchette du Cap (fr); mochuelo de El Cabo (es); Kap-sperlingskauz (de)Taxonomy:Order StrigiformesFamily StrigidaeRange:This species is found from southern Somalia and eastern Kenya, through Tanzania and southern D.R. Congo, and into Angola and northern Namibia, Botswana, Mozambique and north-eastern South Africa.Size:These birds are 20-22…

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