Pied butcherbird

Cracticus nigrogularis Photo by Michael Schmid (Wikipedia) Common name: pied butcherbird (en); verdugo-de-peito-preto (pt); cassican à gorge noire (fr); verdugo gorjinegro (es); schwarzkehl-metzgervogel (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Cracticidae Range: The pied butcherbird is found throughout the Australian mainland, with the exception of most of the southern and south-eastern coastline, and the more arid areas…

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Luzon bleeding-heart

Gallicolumba luzonica Photo by Ken Ilio (Flickr) Common name: Luzon bleeding-heart (en); coração-sangrante-de-Luzon (pt); gallicolombe poignardée (fr); corazón sangrante de Luzón (es); Luzon-dolchstichtaube (de) Taxonomy: Order Columbiformes Family Columbidae Range: This species is endemic to the central and southern regions of Luzon and the smaller offshore island Polillo, in The Philippines. Size: The Luzon bleeding-heart…

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Yellow-crowned tyrannulet

Tyrannulus elatus Photo by Michel Giraud-Audine (Oiseaux) Common name: yellow-crowned tyrannulet (en); maria-te-viu (pt); tyranneau roitelet (fr); mosquerito-coronado (es); gelbscheitel-olivtyrann (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Tyrannidae Range: This South American species is found from Costa Rica and Panama, through Venezuela and Colombia, and into the Guyanas, Brazil, Ecuador and Bolivia. Size: This small tyrant-flycatcher is…

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Black-hooded antshrike

Thamnophilus bridgesi Photo by Norbert Sauberer (Internet Bird Collection) Common name: black-hooded antshrike (en); choca-de-capuz (pt); batara capucin (fr); batará negruzco (es); kapuzenameisenwürger (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Thamnophilidae Range: This species is only found in the southern Pacific lowlands and foothills of Costa Rica and western Panama. Size: These birds are 14-16 cm long…

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Bonelli's eagle

Aquila fasciata Photo by René Dumoulin (Oiseaux) Common name: Bonelli’s eagle (en); águia-de-Bonelli (pt); aigle de Bonelli (fr); águila perdicera (es); habichtsadler (de) Taxonomy: Order Falconiformes Family Accipitridae Range: This species is found in in scattered populations from southern Europe, in Portugal, Spain and southern France, south to north-west Africa, along the Mediterranean into the…

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Brown creeper

Certhia americana Common name: brown creeper (en); trepadeira-americana (pt); grimpereau brun (fr); agateador americano (es); Andenbaumläufer (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Certhiidae Range: This species is found throughout the United States, and southern Alaska and Canada, and also along the Atlantic coast of Central America down to northern Panama. They are resident over most of…

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Red-rumped tinkerbird

Pogoniulus atroflavus Common name: red-rumped tinkerbird (en); barbadinho-de-uropígio-vermelho (pt); barbion à croupion rouge (fr); barbudito culirrojo (es); rotbürzel-bartvogel (de) Taxonomy: Order Piciformes Family Capitonidae Range: This species is found in tropical Africa, from Senegal and Guinea, along the Atlantic coast to northern Angola, and eastwards to D.R. Congo, Uganda and the Central African Republic. Size:…

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White-crested laughingthrush

Garrulax leucolophus Common name: white-crested laughingthrush (en); zaragateiro-de-crista-branca (pt); garrulaxe à huppe blanche (fr); tordo jocoso garrulado (es); weißhaubenhäherling (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Timaliidae Range: This Asian species is found from the foothill of the Himalayas, In north-east india, Nepal and Bhutan, to Myanmar, adjacent southern China and south to Thailand, Vietnam, Laos and…

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