Spot-billed pelican

Pelecanus philippensis Photo by J.M. Garg (Wikipedia) Common name: spot-billed pelican (en); pelicano-oriental (pt); pélican à bec tacheté (fr); pelícano malayo (es); graupelikan (de) Taxonomy: Order Pelecaniformes Family Pelecanidae Range: Once widespread in southern Asia, this species is now mostly confined to India, Sri Lanka and Cambodia, with smaller populations also found in Indonesia, Myanmar…

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Phainopepla

Phainopepla nitens Photo by Richard Ditch (Science Blogs) Common name: phainopepla (en); papa-moscas-brilhante (pt); phénopèple luisant (fr); papamoscas sedoso (es); trauerseidenschnäpper (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Ptilogonatidae Range: This North American species is found in the south-western United States, in central California, southern Nevada, southern Utah, southern New Mexico, and western Texas, and then south…

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Phainopepla

Phainopepla nitens Photo by Richard Ditch (Science Blogs) Common name: phainopepla (en); papa-moscas-brilhante (pt); phénopèple luisant (fr); papamoscas sedoso (es); trauerseidenschnäpper (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Ptilogonatidae Range: This North American species is found in the south-western United States, in central California, southern Nevada, southern Utah, southern New Mexico, and western Texas, and then south…

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Jacky winter

Microeca fascinans Photo by Deane Lewis (Australian Birds, Wildlife and Nature) Common name: Jacky winter (en); rouxinol-encantador (pt); miro enchanteur (fr); petroica fascinante (es); weißschwanzschnäpper (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Petroicidae Range: This species is found throughout mainland Australia and in south-eastern New Guinea. Size: The Jacky winter is 12-14 cm long and weighs 15…

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Jacky winter

Microeca fascinans Photo by Deane Lewis (Australian Birds, Wildlife and Nature) Common name: Jacky winter (en); rouxinol-encantador (pt); miro enchanteur (fr); petroica fascinante (es); weißschwanzschnäpper (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Petroicidae Range: This species is found throughout mainland Australia and in south-eastern New Guinea. Size: The Jacky winter is 12-14 cm long and weighs 15…

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Toco toucan

Ramphastos toco (Photo from Papagaios & Cia) Common name: toco toucan (en); tucanuçu (pt); toucan toco (fr); tucán grande (es); riesentukan (de) Taxonomy: Order Piciformes Family Ramphastidae Range: This South American species is found in much of the northern and central parts of the continent, from Suriname and the French Guyana, through Brazil, Bolivia and…

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Toco toucan

Ramphastos toco (Photo from Papagaios & Cia) Common name: toco toucan (en); tucanuçu (pt); toucan toco (fr); tucán grande (es); riesentukan (de) Taxonomy: Order Piciformes Family Ramphastidae Range: This South American species is found in much of the northern and central parts of the continent, from Suriname and the French Guyana, through Brazil, Bolivia and…

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Grey hypocolius

Hypocolius ampelinus Photo by Christodoulos Makris (Trek Nature) Common name: grey hypocolius (en); hipocólio (pt); hypocolius gris (fr); hipocolino gris (es); seidenwürger (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Hypocoliidae Range: These birds are mostly found breeding in the Middle East, and near Asia, in Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Turkmenistan. They winter around the Red Sea…

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