Creamy-crested spinetail

Cranioleuca albicapilla Photo by Tomas Grim (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:creamy-crested spinetail (en); arredio-de-barrete-branco (pt); synallaxe à calotte blanche (fr); curutié crestado (es); fahlkappen-baumschlüpfer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FurnariidaeRange:This species is endemic to Peru, being found along the eastern slopes of the Andes from Tarma to Cusco.Size:These birds are 16-17 cm long and weigh 18-24 g.Habitat:The creamy-crested…

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Red-crested bustard

Lophotis ruficrista Photo by Francesco Veronesi (Flickr) Common name:red-crested bustard (en); sisão-de-poupa-vermelha (pt); outarde houppette (fr); sisón moñudo austral (es); rotschopftrappe (de)Taxonomy:Order GruiformesFamily OtididaeRange:This species is found from southern Angola and Zambia, through north-eastern Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe, and into southern Mozambique and northern South Africa.Size:These birds are 50 cm long and weigh about 680…

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White-throated woodcreeper

Xiphocolaptes albicollis Photo by Sidnei Recco (Panoramio) Common name:white-throated woodcreeper (en); arapaçu-de-garganta-branca (pt); grimpar à gorge blanche (fr); trepatroncos gorgiblanco (es); weißkehl-baumsteiger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily DendrocolaptidaeRange:This species is found in southern Brazil, from Bahia and Goiás south to Rio Grande do Sul, and into eastern Paraguay and extreme north-eastern Argentina.Size:These large woodcreepers are 27,5-33 cm long…

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Pygmy lorikeet

Charmosyna wilhelminae (Photo from Loromania) Common name:pygmy lorikeet (en); lóri-pigmeu (pt); lori de Wilhelmina (fr); lori pigmeo (es); elfenlori (de)Taxonomy:Order PsittaciformesFamily PsittacidaeRange:This species is endemic to New Guinea, being found along the central mountain range from Vogelkop to the Owen Stanley range.Size:These birds are 12,5-13 cm long and weigh about 20 g.Habitat:The pygmy lorikeet is…

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Common jery

Neomixis tenella Photo by Nick Athanas (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:common jery (en); jéri-comum (pt); petite éroesse (fr); jiji común (es); graunackentimalie (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TimaliidaeRange:This species is endemic to Madagascar, being found throughout the island.Size:These birds are 10 cm long and weigh 6-8 g.Habitat:The common jery is mostly found in both dry and moist tropical…

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Fiery-throated fruiteater

Pipreola chlorolepidota Photo by Dusan Brinkhuizen (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:fiery-throated fruiteater (en); anambé-de-garganta-vermelha (pt); cotinga à gorge rouge (fr); frutero gorjirrojo (es); orangekehlkotinga (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily CotingidaeRange:This species is found in the eastern foothills of the Andes from southern Colombia to central Peru.Size:These birds are 12-13 cm long and weigh about 30 g.Habitat:The fiery-throated fruiteater…

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Black-breasted puffleg

Eriocnemis nigrivestis Photo by Murray Cooper (Mongabay) Common name:black-breasted puffleg (en); beija-flor-de-peito-negro (pt); érione à robe noire (fr); zamarrito pechinegro (es); schwarzbauch-höschenkolibri (de)Taxonomy:Order ApodiformesFamily TrochilidaeRange:This species is endemic to north-western Ecuador, only being found on the northern and north-western ridge-crests of Volcán Pichincha, and in the Cordillera de Toisán above the Intág valley, both located…

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Cinereous warbling-finch

Poospiza cinerea Photo by Jefferson Silva (Focusing on Wildlife) Common name:cinereous warbling-finch (en); capacetinho-cinza (pt); chipiu à tête cendrée (fr); monterita cabeza negra (es); graukopf-ammerfink (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EmberizidaeRange:This species is endemic to south-eastern Brazil, and currently only found in a few scattered locations in Minas Gerais, Goiás and Mato Grosso do Sul.Size:These birds are 13…

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