Sooty albatross

Phoebetria fusca (Photo from Naver Blog) Common name: sooty albatross (en); albatroz-sombrio (pt); albatros brun (fr); albatros ahumado (es); dunkelalbatros (de) Taxonomy: Order Procellariiformes Family Diomedeidae Range: The sooty albatross if found in the southern Atlantic and Indian oceans, breeding sub-Antarctic islands including the Tristão da Cunha group, Prince Edward island, Marion island, the Crozet…

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European serin

Serinus serinus Photo by Rosa Gambóias (Flickr) Common name: European serin (en); chamariz (pt); serin cini (fr); verdecillo (es); girlitz (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Fringillidae Range: The European serin breeds across continental Europe and all around the Mediterranean basin, from the Iberian peninsula and Morocco all the way to Israel. They are mostly absent…

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African pygmy kingfisher

Ispidina picta Photo by Gerard Calberac (Trek Nature) Common name: African pygmy kingfisher (en); pica-peixe-pigmeu (pt); martin-pêcheur pygmée (fr); martín pigmeo africano (es); zwergkönigsfischer (de) Taxonomy: Order Coraciiformes Family Alcedinidae Range: This African species is found throughout sub-Saharan African, from Mauritania and Mali across to Ethopia and Eritrea, and south all the way to South…

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Bicoloured antbird

Gymnopithys leucaspis Photo by Matt Deres (Wikipedia) Common name: bicoloured antbird (en); mãe-de-taoca-bochechuda (pt); fourmilier à joues blanches (fr);hormiguero bicolor (es); braunweißer ameisenvogel (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Thamnophilidae Range: The bicoloured antbird is foung from Honduras, across Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama, and into Colombia, Peru and north-western Brazil. Size: These birds are 19-20…

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