Birds

Rufous-collared kingfisher

Actenoides concretus Photo by Sombat Kongwithtaya (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:rufous-collared kingfisher (en); guarda-rios-de-coleira-ruiva (pt); martin-chasseur trapu (fr); alción malayo (es); Malaienliest (de)Taxonomy:Order CoraciiformesFamily AlcedinidaeRange:This species is found from extreme southern Myanmar and Thailand, across the Malay Peninsula, and into Borneo, Sumatra and adjacent islands in Indonesia.Size:These birds are 23-24 cm long and weigh 60-90…

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Yellow-headed blackbird

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Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus Photo by Mike Ross (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:yellow-headed blackbird (en); graúna-de-cabeça-amarela (pt); carouge à tête jaune (fr); tordo cabeciamarillo (es); brillenstärling (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily IcteridaeRange:This species breeds in south-western Canada, in eastern British Columbia, Alberta, southern Saskatchewan, southern Manitoba and marginally in south-western Ontario, and in the United States, mainly east of the…

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White-browed coucal

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Centropus superciliosus Photo by Eric van Poppel (Internet Bird Colletion) Common name:white-browed coucal (en); cucal-de-sobrancelhas-brancas (pt); coucal à sourcils blancs (fr); cucal cejiblanco (es); tiputip (de)Taxonomy:Order CuculiformesFamily CuculidaeRange:This species is found from the south-western Arabian Peninsula, through south-eastern Sudan, Erithrea and Ethiopia, across East Africa, through southern D.R. Congo into Angola, and through eastern Zimbabwe…

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Raso lark

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Alauda razae Photo by Paul Donald (Surfbirds) Common name:Raso lark (en); calhandra-do-Raso (pt); alouette de Razo (fr); alondra de Raso (es); Rasolerche (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily AlaudidaeRange:This species is endemic to the Raso islet in the Cape Verde Archipelago, between the islands of Santa Luzia and São Nicolau.Size:These birds are 12-13 cm long and weigh 18-28 g.Habitat:The…

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Hook-billed jite

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Chondrohierax uncinatus (Photo from Wiki Aves de Colombia) Common name:hook-billed kite (en); caracoleiro (pt); milan bec-en-croc (fr); milano picogarfio (es); langschnabelweih (de)Taxonomy:Order FalconiformesFamily AccipitridaeRange:This species is found from Mexico, and marginally in southern Texas, south to northern Argentina, Paraguay and south-eastern Brazil. They are also found in the Caribbean islands of Trinidad and Tobago, and…

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Black-winged petrel

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Pterodroma nigripennis Photo by Nigel Voaden (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:black-winged petrel (en); freira-d’asa-preta (pt); pétrel à ailes noires (fr); petrel alinegro (es); schwarzflügel-sturmvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order ProcellariiformesFamily ProcellariidaeRange:This species breeds in the south-western Pacific, from Lord Howe Island, Australia, and eastern Australia in the west, New Caledonia in the north, the Chatham Islands, New Zealand in…

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White-banded swallow

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Atticora fasciata Photo by Josef Widmer (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:white-banded swallow (en); peitoril (pt); hirondelle à ceinture blanche (fr); golondrina fajiblanca (es); weißbandschwalbe (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Hirundinidae Range:This species is found from southern Colombia, southern and eastern Venezuelas and the Guyanas south through eastern Ecuador, eastern Peru and northern Brazil and into northern Bolivia and…

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Blue-crowned hanging-parrot

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Loriculus galgulus Photo by Lip Kee Yap (Wikipedia) Common name:blue-crowned hanging-parrot (en); lorículo-de-coroa-azul (pt); coryllis à tête bleue (fr); lorículo coroniazul (es); blaukrönchen (de)Taxonomy:Order PsittaciformesFamily Psittacidae Range:This species is found from southern Thailand and Malaysia to northern Indonesia in Borneo, Sumatra and adjacent islands.Size:These tiny parrots are 12 cm long and weigh 22-35 g.Habitat:The blue-crowned…

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