Western kingbird

Tyrannus verticalis (Photo from Wikipedia) Common name: western kingbird (en); suiriri-ocidental (pt); tyran de l’ouest (fr); tirano occidental (es); Arkansaskönigstyrann (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Tyrannidae Range: This species is widespread in the western parts of North American, from the southern parts of the Canadian provinces of British Columbia , Alberta , Saskatchewan and Manitoba,…

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Elegant crested tinamou

Eudromia elegans Photo by Aline Wolfer (Oiseaux d’Argentine) Common name: elegant crested tinamou (en); tinamú-de-poupa (pt); tinamou élégant (fr); martineta (es); perlsteißhuhn (de) Taxonomy: Order Tinamiformes Family Tinamidae Range: This South American species is found throughout most of Argentina and into Bolivia and Chile. Size: These birds are 39-41 cm long and weigh 660-710 g….

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Eurasian golden oriole

Oriolus oriolus Photo by Abdul  Al-Sirhan (Kuwait Bird Sightings) Common name: Eurasian golden oriole (en); papa-figos (pt); loriot d’Europe (fr); oropéndola europea (es); pirol (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Oriolidae Range: This species is found throughout most of continental Europe, from Portugal and Spain to southern Sweden, and east into Russia and Turkey and into…

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Plum-headed parakeet

Psittacula cyanocephala (Photo from UK Airshow Review) Common name: plum-headed parakeet (en); periquito-de-cabeça-roxa (pt); perruche à tête prune (fr); cotorra ciruela (es); pflaumenkopfsittich (de) Taxonomy: Order Psittaciformes Family Psittacidae Range: This species is endemic to the Indian sub-continent, being found in eastern Pakistan, throughout India and Sri Lanka, and in Nepal and Bangladesh. Size: These…

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