Common miner

Geositta cunicularia Photo by Marcos Suárez (Aves del Golfo Ártabro) Common name:common miner (en); curriqueiro (pt); géositte mineuse (fr); minero común (es); Patagonienerdhacker (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FurnariidaeRange:This species is found from southern Peru and Bolivia, through Chile and into Argentina, southern Brazil and Uruguay.Size:These birds are 14-17 cm long and weigh 20-34 g.Habitat:The common miner is…

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Mottled swift

Tachymarptis aequatoria Photo by Fran Trabalon (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:mottled swift (en); andorinhão-malhado (pt); martinet marbré (fr); vencejo ecuatorial (es); schuppensegler (de) Taxonomy:Order ApodiformesFamily Apodidae Range:This African species is patchily distributed in sub-Saharan Africa, from Senegal to Sudan and south to Angola and through Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania down to Zimbabwe and Mozambique.Size:These large…

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Grey butcherbird

Cracticus torquatus Photo by Phil Guerney (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:grey butcherbird (en); verdugo-cinzento (pt); cassican à collier (fr); verdugo acollarado (es); graurücken-metzgervogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily CracticidaeRange:This species is endemic to Australia, being found from mid-eastern Queensland, through southern Australia, including Tasmania, to northern Western Australia. There is an isolated population in the Kimberley and the…

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Northern scrub-flycatcher

Sublegatus arenarum Photo by Patrick Ingremeau (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:northern scrub-flycatcher (en); guaracava-nortenha (pt); tyranneau des palétuviers (fr); mosquero matorralero norteño (es); nördlicher strauchtyrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This species is found from Costa Rica to northern Colombia, Venezuela and the Guyanas.Size:These birds are 13-15 cm long and weigh around 14 g.Habitat:The northern scrub-flycatcher is found…

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