Collared forest-falcon

Micrastur semitorquatus Photo by Michel Giraud-Audine (GEPOG) Common name:collared forest-falcon (en); falcão-relógio (pt); carnifex à collier (fr); halcón-montés collarejo (es); kappenwaldfalke (de)Taxonomy:Order FalconiformesFamily FalconidaeRange:This species is found from Mexico, as far north as Tamaulipas and Nayarit, through Central America and into South America. In South America, they are found west of the Andes as far…

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Collared antshrike

Sakesphorus bernardi Photo by Rainer Seifert (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:collared antshrike (en); choca-de-coleira (pt); batara de Bernard (fr); batará collarejo (es); fleckengesicht-ameisenwürger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ThamnophilidaeRange:This species is found in western Ecuador and north-western Peru, from Manabí south to Ancash, and also in the river Marañon basin, in Cajamarca and Amazonas, northern Peru.Size:These birds are…

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Grey shrike-thrush

Colluricincla harmonica Photo by J.J. Harrison (Wikipedia) Common name:grey shrike-thrush (en); pitohui-cinzento (pt); pitohiu gris (fr); picanzo gris (es); graubrustpitohui (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PachycephalidaeRange:This species is found throughout Australia, including Tasmania, and also in eastern and southern New Guinea.Size:These birds are 22-25 cm long and weigh 58-74 g.Habitat:The grey shrike-thrush is found in a wide range…

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Giant kingfisher

Megaceryle maxima Photo by Steve Garvie (Flickr) Common name:giant kingfisher (en); guarda-rios-gigante (pt); martin-pêcheur géant (fr); martín gigante africano (es); riesenfischer (de)Taxonomy:Order CoraciiformesFamily AlcedinidaeRange:These birds are found throughout most of sub-Saharan Africa, with the exception of the arid areas of Namibia, Botswana and north-western South Africa, and northern Kenya, eastern Ethiopia and Somalia.Size:The giant kingfisher…

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