Painted bush-quail

Perdicula erythrorhyncha Photo by P.J. Vasanthan (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:painted bush-quail (en); perdiz-do-mato-pintada (pt); perdicule à bec rouge (fr); perdicilla piquirroja (es); buntwachtel (de)Taxonomy:Order GalliformesFamily PhasianidaeRange:This species is endemic to India, occurring in two disjunct subspecies. P.e.blewitti is found from the Satpuras to the northern Eastern Ghats, while P.e.erythrorhyncha in found in the Western…

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Giant conebill

Oreomanes fraseri Photo by Sam Woods (Surf Birds) Common name:giant conebill (en); figuinha-gigante (pt); conirostre géant (fr); pájaro de los queñuales(es); riesenspitzschnabel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ThraupidaeRange:This South American species is found in the central and northern Andes, in southern Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia.Size:These birds are 15 cm long and weigh 22-27 g.Habitat:The Giant Conebill is…

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Plain antvireo

Dysithamnus mentalis Photo by Carmelo López (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:plain antvireo (en); choquinha-lisa (pt); batara gorgeret (fr); batarito cabecigrís (es); olivgrauer würgerling (de) Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ThamnophilidaeRange:This species is found in Central and South America, from southern Mexico and Guatemala to Venezuela and western Colombia, through Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia and into central, eastern and…

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Oriental cuckoo

Cuculus optatus Photo by Tom Tarrant (Wikipedia) Common name:oriental cuckoo (en); cuco-oriental (pt); coucou oriental (fr); cuco de Horsfield (es); Horsfieldkuckuck (de)Taxonomy:Order CuculiformesFamily CuculidaeRange:This species breeds across most of Russia, in Kazakhstan, Mongolia, northern China, Korea and Japan. They migrate south to winter from Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines to northern and eastern Australia and…

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