Verdin

Auriparus flaviceps Common name: verdin (en); chapim-de-face-dourada (pt); auripare verdin (fr); pájaro-moscón baloncito (es); goldköpfchen (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Remizidae Range: This species is found in the souht-west of the United States, from Colorado and California to Texas, and in northern Mexico from Baja California to the Gulf of Mexico. They are especially common…

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Brown dipper

Cinclus pallasii Common name: brown dipper (en); melto-d’água-castanho (pt); cincle de Pallas (fr); mirlo-acuático pardo (es); flusswasseramsel (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Cinclidae Range: The brown dipper is found in the mountains of southern and central Asia, from Afghanistan and Kazakhstan to Tibet, Nepal, northern India, northern Burma and northern Vietnam. Another disjunct population is…

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Greater sooty owl

Tyto tenebricosa Common name: greater sooty owl (en); coruja-sombria (pt); effraie ombrée (fr); lechuza tenebroza (es); rußeule (de) Taxonomy: Order Strigiformes Family Tytonidae Range: This species is found in the mountain rainforests of New Guinea, in the mountains of south-eastern Australia, and in Flinders Island, off the northern coast of Tasmania. Size: In the greater…

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Aquatic warbler

Acrocephalus paludicola Common name: aquatic warbler (en); felosa-aquática (pt); phragmite aquatique (fr); carricerín cejudo (es); seggenrohrsänger (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Sylviidae Range: This species breeds across a highly fragmented range at less than 50 regular breeding sites in eastern Europe and near Asia, from eastern germany, through Hungary, Poland, Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania and into…

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Black-and-red Broadbill

Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos Common name: black-and-red broadbill (en); bico-largo-vermelho-e-preto (pt); eurylaime rouge et noir (fr); eurilaimo rojinegro (es); kellenschnabel-breitrachen (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Eurylaimidae Range: They are found in Borneo, Myanmar, southern Thailand, southern Laos, southern Vietnam, peninsular Malaysia, and Sumatra in Indonesia. Size: Black-and-red broadbills are 21-24 cm long and weigh 50-76,5 g. Habitat:…

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Golden-plumed parakeet

Leptosittaca branickii Common name: golden-plumed parakeet (en); piriquito-de-pincéis-dourados (pt); conure à pinceaux d’or (fr); perico paramuno (es); pinselsittich (de) Taxonomy: Order Psittaciformes Family Psittacidae Range: This South American species is found in the Andean slopes of Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. Size: The golden-plumed parakeet is 35 cm long and weighs 180-280 g. Habitat: These birds…

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Yellow-bellied flycatcher

Empidonax flaviventris Common name: yellow-bellied flycatcher (en); papa-moscas-de-barriga-amarela (pt); moucherolle à ventre jaune (fr); mosquero ventriamarillo (es); birkenschnäppertyrann (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Tyrannidae Range: This species breeds across southern and eastern Canada and in the north-eastern United States. They migrate south Mexico and Central America. Size: The yellow-bellied flycatcher is 13-15 cm long and…

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Wire-tailed manakin

Pipra filicauda Common name: wire-tailed manakin (en); rabo-de-arame (pt); manakin filifère (fr); saltarín uirapuru (es); fadenpira (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Pipridae Range: The wire-tailed manakin is found upriver in the western Amazon Basin, in Brazil and the neighboring countries of northern Peru, eastern Ecuador and Colombia, and in thesouthern and western portions of Venezuela….

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