Spotted owlet

Athene brama Photo by Lip Kee (Flickr) Common name: spotted owlet (en); mocho-de-Brama (pt); chevêche brame (fr); mochuelo Brahmán (es); Brahmakauz (de) Taxonomy: Order Strigiformes Family Strigidae Range: This Asian species is found from eastern Iran and Afghanistan, throughout Pakistan and India and into Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam. Size: These birds are 19-21…

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Red-winged starling

Onychognathus morio Photo by Doug Butcher (Birdlife Trogon’s Bird Club) Common name: red-winged starling (en); estorninho-d’asa vermelha (pt); rufipenne morio (fr); estornino de alas rojas africano (es); rotschwingenstar (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Sturnidae Range: This African species is patchily distributed from Ethiopia through Kenya, Tanzania and Malawi and into northern Mozambique and Zimbabwe, eastern…

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Crow honeyeater

Gymnomyza aubryana Photo Frédéric Desmoulins (Internet Bird Collection) Common name: crow honeyeater (en); melífago-preto (pt); méliphage toulou (fr); mielero cuervo (es); rotgesicht-honigfresser (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Meliphagidae Range: This species is endemic to the island of New Caledonia, in the Pacific Ocean. It is now restricted to small populations scattered mostly in the southern…

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Frilled coquette

Lophornis magnificus Photo by Daniel de Granville (Bonito Birdwatching) Common name: frilled coquette (en); topetinho-vermelho (pt); coquette magnifique (fr); coqueta de collar (es); prachtelfe (de) Taxonomy: Order Apodiformes Family Trochilidae Range: This South American species is endemic to Brazil, being found from Alagoas and Bahia south to Rio Grande do Sul and west to Goiás…

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