Rufous-breasted wren

Thryothorus rutilus (Photo from PBase) Common name:rufous-breasted wren (en); carriça-de-peito-ruivo (pt); troglodyte des halliers (fr); cucarachero pechirrufo (es); rotbrust-zaunkönig (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TroglodytidaeRange:This species is found from south-western Costa Rica, through Panama, and into Venezuela, Colombia and the Caribbean island of Tobago.Size:These birds are 14 cm long and weigh13,5-18,5 g.Habitat:The rufous-breasted wren is mostly found in…

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White-throated munia

Lonchura malabarica Photo by Per Jespersen (Per Jespersen) Common name:white-throated munia (en); bico-de-chumbo-indiano (pt); capucin bec-de-plomb (fr); capuchino picoplata indio (es); Indischer silberschnabel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EstrildidaeRange:This species is found throughout India and Sri Lanka, into Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan, and also around the Persian Gulf in southern Iran, Oman and the UAE. It has been…

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Cream-coloured courser

Cursorius cursor Photo by Christodoulos Makris (Trek Nature) Common name:cream-coloured courser (en); corredor (pt); courvite isabelle (fr); corredor (es); rennvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order CharadriiformesFamily GlareolidaeRange:This species is found around the Sahara desert, along the Mediterranean coast Africa, in Morocco and Mauritania and in some areas of the Sahel such as Mali and Sudan. Also in parts of…

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Cape siskin

Serinus totta Photo by Steve Hinton (Steve Hinton Wildlife Photography) Common name:Cape siskin (en); canário-do-Cabo (pt); serin totta (fr); canario de El Cabo (es); Hottentottengirlitz (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FringillidaeRange:This species is endemic to South Africa, only being found in the Eastern and Western Cape provinces.Size:These birds are 12-13 cm long and weigh 10-20 g.Habitat:The Cape siskin…

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