Swallow-tailed puffbird

Chelidoptera tenebrosa Photo by Tomas Grim (Internet Bird Collection) Common name: swallow-tailed puffbird (en); urubuzinho (pt); barbacou à croupion blanc (fr); buco golondrina (es); schwalbenfaulvogel (de) Taxonomy: Order Galbuliformes Family Bucconidae Range: This South American species is found in most of Brazil and throughout the Amazon basin stretching into Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, the Guyanas, Suriname,…

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Green imperial-pigeon

Ducula aenea Photo by Sydhir Shivaram (The Jungle Book) Common name: green imperial-pigeon (en); pombo-imperial verde(pt); carpophage pauline (fr); dúcula verde (es); bronzefruchttaube (de) Taxonomy: Order Columbiformes Family Columbidae Range: This species is found in southern Asia, from India, through Bangladesh and Indochina, and into Indonesia and the Philippines. Size: The green imperial-pigeon is 38-45…

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Silvereye

Zosterops lateralis Photo by J.J. Harrison (Wikipedia) Common name: silvereye (en); olho-branco-de-dorso-cinzento (pt); zostérops à dos gris (fr); ojiblanco de lomo gris (es); graumantel-brillenvogel (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Zosteropidae Range: These birds are found in eastern and southern Australia, in New Zealand, and in the south-west Pacific islands of Lord Howe, New Caledonia, Loyalty…

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Wild turkey

Meleagris gallopavo (Photo from Wikipedia) Common name: wild turkey (en); perú-selvagem (pt); dindon sauvage (fr); pavo salvaje (es); truthuhn (de) Taxonomy: Order Galliformes Family Meleagrididae Range: The wild turkey originates from the eastern United States, southern Canada, and Mexico, but currently occurs throughout most of North America. They have also been introduced to Hawaii, New…

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