Green woodhoopoe

Phoeniculus purpureus (Photo from Internet Bird Collection) Common name: green woodhoopoe (en); zombeteiro-de-bico-vermelho (pt); irrisor moqueu (fr); abubilla-arbórea verde (es); baumhopf (de) Taxonomy: Order Coraciiformes Family Phoeniculidae Range: This species is found throughout most of sub-Saharan Africa, with the exception of the lowland forest of the D.R. Congo and West Africa. Size: The green woodhoopoe…

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Helmeted manakin

Antilophia galeata Photo by Dario Sanches (Flickriver) Common name: helmeted manakin (en); soldadinho (pt); manakin casqué (fr); saltarín de yelmo (es); helmpipra (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Pipridae Range: This South American species is found in central and south-western Brazil, in north-eastern Paraguay, and along the border region of north-east Bolivia. Size: These birds are…

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Satin flycatcher

Myiagra cyanoleuca Photo by Lindsay Hansch (Internet Bird Collection) Common name: satin flycatcher (en); monarca-acetinado (pt); monarque satiné (fr); monarca satinado (es); seidenmyiagra (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Monarchidae Range: The satin flycatcher is found breeding in eastern Australia, down to Tasmania, and in New Zealand. They migrate north to winter in northern Australia, Papua…

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Long-tailed hermit

Phaethornis superciliosus Photo by Rodrigo Gavirião (Flickr) Common name: long-tailed hermit (en); rabo-branco-de-bigodes (pt); ermite à brins blancs (fr); ermitaño de cola larga (es); langschwanzeremit (de) Taxonomy: Order Apodiformes Family Trochilidae Range: This South American species is a resident breeder in Venezuela, the Guianas, and north-eastern Brazil. Size: The long-billed hermit is 13-15 cm long…

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