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Malacoptila mystacalis Photo by Julian Londono (Wikipedia) Common name:moustached puffbird (en); barbudo-de-bigodes (pt); tamatia à moustaches (fr); buco bigotudo (es); schnurrbart-faulvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order GalbuliformesFamily BucconidaeRange:This species is patchily distributed along the mountain ranges of western Colombia and northern Venezuela.Size:These birds are 20-23 cm long and weigh 47-50 g.Habitat:The moustached puffbird is mostly found in the undergrowth…
Saltatricula multicolor Photo by Victor Merlino (Ecoregistros) Common name:many-coloured Chaco-finch (en); bico-de-pimenta-chaquenho (pt); saltatricule du Chaco (fr); pepitero chico (es); vielfarbenammer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EmberizidaeRange:This species is found from south-eastern Bolivia and western Paraguay south to northern Argentina, Uruguay and marginally into south-western Brazil.Size:These birds are 18 cm long and weigh 20-25 g.Habitat:This species is mostly…
Parus venustulus Photo by Tom Beeke (Oriental Bird Images) Common name:yellow-bellied tit (en); chapim-de-barriga-amarela (pt); mésange gracieuse (fr); carbonero ventrigualdo (es); schmuckmeise (de)Taxonomy:Order passeriformesFamily ParidaeRange:This species is endemic to China, being found in the eastern parts of the country from Liaoning in the north to Guangdong and Sichuan in the south.Size:These birds are 10-11 cm…
Ptilinopus porphyreus (Photo from Federação Ornitológica Catarinense) Common name:pink-headed fruit-dove (en); pombo-da-fruta-de-cabeça-rosa (pt); ptilope porphyre (fr); tilopo cuellirosa (es); rothals-flaumfußtaube (de)Taxonomy:Order ColumbiformesFamily ColumbidaeRange:This species is endemic to Indonesia, being found in the mountain chains of Sumatra, Java and Bali.Size:These birds are 28-29 cm long.Habitat:The pink-headed fruit-dove is mostly found in mountain rainforests and high-altitude scrublands,…
Parkesia noveboracensis Photo by Simon Barrette (Wikipedia) Common name:northern waterthrush (en); mariquita-boreal (pt); paruline des ruisseaux (fr); reinita charquera norteña (es); uferwaldsänger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ParulidaeRange:This species breeds in northern North America, from Alaska and the Northwet territories to Newfoundland, and south to Oregon, Montana, North Dakota, Wisconsin, Michigan and Virginia. They migrate south to winter…
Platyrinchus mystaceus Photo by Dario Sanches (Flickr) Common name:white-throated spadebill (en); patinho (pt); platyrhynque à moustaches (fr); picoplano bigotudo (es); gelbscheitel-breitschnabeltyrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This species is found from Costa Rica south to central Bolivia, Paraguay, southern Brazil and extreme north-eastern Argentina, only being present east of the Andes mountain chain. They are mostly absent from…
Esacus giganteus Photo by Greg Schechter (Wikipedia) Common name:beach thick-knee (en); alcaravão-dos-recifes (pt); œdicnème des récifs (fr); alcaraván picogruesso australiano (es); rifftriel (de) Taxonomy:Order CharadriiformesFamily Burhinidae Range:This species is found along the coasts of south-eastern Asia and northern and eastern Australia, from the Andaman Islands, in India, through peninsular Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia, and into…
Batara cinerea Photo by Bruno Rennó (Flickr) Common name:giant antshrike (en); matracão (pt); batara géant (fr); batará gigante (es); riesen-ameisenwürger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ThamnophilidaeRange:This species has 3 subspecies with disjunct distributions. B.c. cinerea is found in south-eastern Brazil, from Espírito Santo to Rio Grande do Sul, and marginally across the border into Argentina. B. c. argentina…
