Salvin's curassow

Mitu salvini Photo by Thierry Garcia (Reserva Biológica del Rio Bigal) Common name:Salvin’s curassow (en); mutum-de-ventre-branco (pt); hocco de Salvin (fr); paujil culiblanco (es); Salvinhokko (de)Taxonomy:Order GalliformesFamily CracidaeRange:This species is found in the lowlands of southern Colombia and northern Ecuador, east of the Andes.Size:These birds are 75-89 cm long and weigh about 3 kg.Habitat:The Salvin’s…

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Eyebrowed jungle-flycatcher

Rhinomyias gularis (Photo from Flickr) Common name:eyebrowed jungle-flycatcher (en); papa-moscas-de-bridão (pt); gobemouche bridé (fr); papamoscas embridado (es); weißbrauen-dschungelschnäpper (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MuscicapidaeRange:This species is endemic to the island of Borneo, being found in the northern mountains of the island, along the borders between Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei.Size:These birds are 15 cm long and weigh 15-20 g.Habitat:The…

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Chestnut-bellied cuckoo

Coccyzus pluvialis Photo by Dominic Sherony (Wikipedia) Common name:chestnut-bellied cuckoo (en); cuco-das-chuvas (pt); tacco de pluie (fr); cuco picogordo de Jamaica (es); regenkuckuck (de)Taxonomy:Order CuculiformesFamily CuculidaeRange:This species is endemic to Jamaica, being found throughout the island.Size:These birds are 48-56 cm long and weigh about 130 g.Habitat:The chestnut-bellied cuckoo is mostly found in moist tropical forests,…

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White-browed scrubwren

Sericornis frontalis Photo by Neil Fifer (Bird Forum) Common name:white-browed scrubwren (en); acantiza-do-mato-de-sobrancelha (pt); séricorne à sourcils blancs (fr); sericornis de cejas blancas (es); weißbrauen-sericornis (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily AcanthizidaeRange:This species is endemic to Australia, being found from northern Queensland south to Victoria, through southern South Australia and into southern and south-western Western Australia.Size:These birds are 10,5-15…

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Common scimitarbill

Rhinopomastus cyanomelas (Photo from Animals Globe) Common name:common scimitarbill (en); bico-de-cimitarra (pt); irrisor namaquois (fr); abubilla-arbórea cimitarra (es); sichelhopf (de)Taxonomy:Order CoraciiformesFamily PhoeniculidaeRange:This species is found from south-western Somalia, southern Kenya and southern Uganda, through Tanzania, southern D.R. Congo and Zambia, and into southern Angola, Namibia, Mozambique, Botswana, Zimbabwe and northern South Africa.Size:These birds are 26-30…

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Amazonian royal flycatcher

Onychorhynchus coronatus Photo by Luiz Cacaio (Bird Forum) Common name:Amazonian royal flycatcher (en); maria-leque (pt); moucherolle royal (fr); atrapamoscas real (es); kronentyrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This species is found from southern Mexico south to northern Brazil and Bolivia, and also in south-eastern Brazil.Size:These birds are 15-17 cm long and weigh 14-21 g.Habitat:The Amazonian royal flycatcher is…

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Brown goshawk

Accipiter fasciatus Photo by David Cook (Flickr) Common name:brown goshawk (en); açor-australiano (pt); autour australien (fr); azor australiano (es); bänderhabicht (de)Taxonomy:Order FalconiformesFamily AccipitridaeRange:This species is found throughout Australia and New Guinea, in Vanuatu, New Caledonia, the southern Solomon islands, and in southern Indonesia.Size:These birds are 37-55 cm long and have a wingspan of 74-96 cm….

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Cabanis’s greenbul

Phyllastrephus cabanisi   (Photo from Internet Bird Collection) Common name: Cabanis’s greenbul (en); tuta-de-Cabanis (pt); bulbul de Cabanis (fr); bulbul de Cabanis (es); Cabanis-bülbül (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Pycnonotidae Range: This species is found from northern Angola, through northern Zambia and southern and eastern D.R. Congo, and into South Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania and northern…

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