Clamorous reed-warbler

Acrocephalus stentoreus Photo by Lior Kislev (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:clamorous reed-warbler (en); rouxinol-retumbante (pt); rousserolle stentor (fr); carricero estentóreo (es); stentorrohrsänger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Sylviidae Range:This species is found from eastern Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia, through the Arabian Peninsula and Iran in to Pakistan, Afghanistan and Kazakhstan. Also in northern India, Sri Lanka, from southern…

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Jambu fruit-dove

Ptilinopus jambu Photo by Eddy Lee (Flickr) Common name:jambu fruit-dove (en); pombo-da-fruta-do-jambo (pt); ptilope jambou (fr); tilope jambú (es); jambufruchttaube (de)Taxonomy:Order ColumbiformesFamily ColumbidaeRange:This species is found from southern Thailand and Myanmar, through Malaysia and into Sumatra, Borneo and a few nearby islands in Indonesia.Size:These birds are 23-28 cm long and weigh about 40 g.Habitat:Jambu fruit-doves…

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Black-browed albatross

Thalassarche melanophris Photo by Jose Xavier (Antarctic Field Guide) Common name:black-browed albatross (en); albatroz-de-sobrancelha (pt); albatros à sourcils noirs (fr); albatros de ceja negra (es); schwarzbrauenalbatros (de)Taxonomy:Order ProcellariiformesFamily DiomedeidaeRange:This species has a circumpolar distribution, being found from the polar waters of Antarctica north to the coasts of southern Australia, Namibia and southern Mozambique in Africa…

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Cliff flycatcher

Hirundinea ferruginea Photo by Dusan Brinkhuizen (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:cliff flycatcher (en); gibão-de-couro (pt); moucherolle hirondelle (fr); birro castaño (es); schwalbentyrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This species has a disjunct distribution. Subspecies H.f. ferruginea found in the northern Amazon basin, in south-eastern Colombia, southern Venezuela, the Guyanas and north-western Brazil. H.f. sclateri is found along the…

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Fork-tailed palm-swift

Tachornis squamata Photo by Dave Curtis (Flickr) Common name:fork-tailed palm-swift (en); andorinhão-do-buriti (pt); martinet claudia (fr); vencejillo tijereta (es); gabelschwanzsegler (de)Taxonomy:Order ApodiformesFamily ApodidaeRange:This species is found in northern South America, east of the Andes. they are present from Colombia, Venezuela and the Guyanas south to Bolivia and southern Brazil as far as Mato Grosso do…

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Coal-crested finch

Charitospiza eucosma Photo by Tancredo Maia (Flickr) Common name:coal-crested finch (en); mineirinho (pt); charitospize charbonnier (fr); monterita crestada (es); weißwangen-zwergkardinal (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EmberizidaeRange:This species is patchily distributed across north-eastern and central Brazil, in central Piauí, southern Maranhão and south-eastern Pará south through Goiás, western Bahia and central Minas Gerais to south-eastern Mato Grosso and central…

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Bronze munia

Lonchura cucullata Photo by Warwick Tarboton (Warwick Tarboton) Common name:bronze munia (en); bico-de-chumbo-bronzeado (pt); capucin nonnette (fr); capuchino bronceado (es); kleinelsterchen (de) Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EstrildidaeRange:This species is found in sub-Saharan Africa, from Senegal east to Ethiopia and south to Angola, eastern Botswana and eastern South Africa. There is also an introduced population in Puerto Rico.Size:These…

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Dusky lory

Pseudeos fuscata Photo by Greg Hume (Wikipedia) Common name:dusky lory (en); lóri-sombrio (pt); lori sombre (fr); lori sombrío (es); weißbürzellori (de)Taxonomy:Order PsittaciformesFamily PsittacidaeRange:This species is found throughout the island of New Guinea and in the nearby islands of Sulawata and Yapen.Size:These birds are 24-27 cm long and weigh 140-190 g.Habitat: The dusky lory is found…

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