Little crake

Porzana parva Photo by H. Talpa (Wikipedia) Common name:little crake (en); franga d’água-bastarda (pt); marouette poussin (fr); polluela bastarda (es); kleines-sumpfuhn (de) Taxonomy:Order GruiformesFamily Rallidae Range:This species is found breeding in eastern Europe and Asia, as far west as Poland and Hungary, with some scattered population further west in Germany, France and even Spain, and…

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Crimson-fronted barbet

Megalaima rubricapillus Photo by P.J. Vasanthan (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:crimson-fronted barbet (en); barbudo-de-faces-vermelhas (pt); barbu à couronne rouge (fr); barbudo capirrojo (es); Malabarschmied Taxonomy:Order PiciformesFamily Capitonidae Range:This species is found in south-western India, from Goa to Kerala and Tamil Nadu, and in Sri Lanka.Size:These birds are 15 cm long and weigh 35-40 g.Habitat:The crimson-fronted…

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Golden-breasted starling

Cosmopsarus regius Photo by Nick Athanas (Antpitta) Common name:golden-breasted starling (en); estorninho-de-peito-dourado (pt); choucador royal (fr); estornino de pecho dorado (es); königsglanzstar (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily SturnidaeRange:This species is found in East Africa, from southern and eastern Ethiopia, through Somalia and Kenya and into northern Tanzania.Size:These birds are 30-38 cm long and weigh 45-56 g.Habitat:The golden-breasted starling…

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Yellow-olive flatbill

Tolmomyias sulphurescens Photo by Dario Sanches (Wikipedia) Common name:yellow-olive flatbill (en); bico-chato-de-orelha-preta (pt); platyrhynque jaune-olive (fr); picoplano sulfuroso (es); olivscheitel-breitschnabeltyrann (de) Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This species is found from southern Mexico down to Bolivia, south-eastern Brazil and northern Argentina. West of the Andes range they are only found in western Colombia and western Ecuador.Size:These birds are…

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