Pine warbler

Dendroica pinus Photo by Ken Thomas (Wikipedia) Common name:pine warbler (en); mariquita-dos-pinhais (pt); paruline des pins (fr); reinita del pinar (es); kiefer-waldsänger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ParulidaeRange:This species breeds in south-eastern Canada and in the eastern United States, as far west as south-eastern Manitoba and north-eastern Texas, and also in the north-western Bahamas and in the island…

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Turkey vulture

Cathartes aura Photo by Luis Leal (Trek Nature) Common name:turkey vulture (en); urubu-de-cabeça-vermelha (pt); urubu à tête rouge (fr); aura gallipavo (es); truthahngeier (de)Taxonomy:Order FalconiformesFamily CathartidaeRange:This species is found in most of the Americas, from southern Canada down to Tierra del Fuego, including the northern Caribbean islands down to Puerto Rico. The populations in Canada…

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White-throated treecreeper

Cormobates leucophaea (Photo from Flickr) Common name:white-throated treecreeper (en); trepadeira-austral-de-garganta-branca (pt); échelet leucophée (fr); corretroncos gorjiblanco (es); weißkehl-baumrutscher (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ClimacteridaeRange:This species is endemic to eastern Australia, being found from north-eastern Queensland south to Victoria, and west into south-eastern South Australia.Size:These birds are 13-17 cm long and have a wingspan of 19-26 cm. They weigh…

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Madagascar spinetail

Zoonavena grandidieri Photo by Markus Lagerqvist (PBase) Common name:Madagascar spinetail (en); rabo-espinhoso-de-Madagáscar (pt); martinet de Grandidier (fr); vencejo malgache (es); Madagaskarflagermussejler (de)Taxonomy:Order ApodiformesFamily ApodidaeRange:This species has two disjunct subspecies. Z.g. grandidieri is found throughout Madagascar, while Z.g. mariae is only found on the island of Grand Comoro, in the Comoro Islands.Size:These birds are 12 cm…

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