Yellow flycatcher-warbler

Chloropeta natalensis Photo by Chris Krog (Stellenbosch Birds) Common name:yellow flycatcher-warbler (en); felosa-amarela-africana (pt); chloropète jaune (fr); cloropeta común (es); schnäpperrohrsänger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily SylviidaeRange:This species is found in sub-Saharan Africa, being patchily distributed from from Nigeria east to Ethiopia, south through eastern D.R. Congo, Angola and Zambia, and into north-eastern South Africa.Size:These birds are 14-15…

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Spotted wood-quail

Odontophorus guttatus Photo by Micah Riegner (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:spotted wood-quail (en); uru-malhado (pt); tocro tacheté (fr); corcovado goteado (es); tropfenwachtel (de)Taxonomy:Order GalliformesFamily OdontophoridaeRange:This species is found in southern Mexico, in Veracruz and Chiapas, and also in Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and western Panama.Size: These birds are 23-26,5 cm and weigh 280-300 g.Habitat:The spotted wood-quail…

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Western wood-pewee

Contopus sordidulus Photo by Jim Stuart (New Mexico Ornithological Society) Common name:western wood-pewee (en); piui-ocidental (pt); pioui de l’Ouest (fr); pibí occidental (es); westlicher waldschnäppertyrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This species breeds in western North America, from Alaska and north-western Canada to Mexico and along Central America down to Honduras. They migrate south to winter in north-western…

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Grey gerygone

Gerygone igata (Photo from iNaturalist) Common name:grey gerygone (en); gerígono-maori (pt); gérygone de Nouvelle Zélande (fr); gerigón maorí (es); Maorigerygone (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily AcanthizidaeRange:This is endemic to New Zealand, being found throughout the country including several offshore islands.Size:These tiny birds are 10-11 cm long and weigh 6-7 g.Habitat:The grey gerygone is mostly found in temperate forests,…

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