Rufous-winged tyrannulet

Mecocerculus calopterus Photo by Eric LoPresti (Natural Musings) Common name:rufous-winged tyrannulet (en); alegrinho-d’asa-ruiva (pt); tyranneau à ailes rousses (fr); piojito alirrufo (es); rotschwingen-tachurityrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This species is found in the Andes of western and south-eastern Ecuador, and northern Perusouth to Lambayeque and La Libertad.Size:These birds are 11 cm long and weigh 10-11 g.Habitat:The rufous-winged…

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Plumbeous kite

Ictinia plumbea Photo by Michael Andersen (Flickr) Common name:plumbeous kite (en); sovi (pt); milan bleuâtre (fr); elanio plomizo (es); schwebeweih (de)Taxonomy:Order FalconiformesFamily AccipitridaeRange:This species is found from eastern Mexico south to southern Brazil and northern Argentina. West of the Andes they also occur as far south as southern Ecuador.Size:These birds are 29-38 cm long and…

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Variable sunbird

Nectarinia venustus Photo by Jim Watt (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:variable sunbird (en); beija-flor-de-barriga-amarela (pt); souimanga à ventre jaune (fr); suimanga variable (es); ziernektarvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily NectariniidaeRange:This species is patchily distributed across sub-Saharan Africa, with subspecies N.v. venustus being found from Senegal east to northern Cameroon and western Central African Republic, while the remaining for…

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Rufous-fronted thornbird

Phacellodomus rufifrons Photo by Nick Athanas (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:rufous-fronted thornbird (en); joão-de-pau (pt); synallaxe à front roux (fr); espinero común (es); rotstirn-bündelnister (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FurnariidaeRange:This species occurs in four disjunct areas in South America, one in northern Venezuela and eastern Colombia, another in northern Peru and marginally into southern Ecuador, a third  in…

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