Weebill

Smicrornis brevirostris Photo by Robin Eckermann (Internet Bird Collection) Common name: weebill (en); gerígono-de-bico-curto (pt); gérygone à bec court (fr); gerigón piquicorto (es); stutzschnabel (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Acanthizidae Range: The weebill is endemic to Australia, being found throughout mainland Australia with the exception of some of the most arid areas in the centre….

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Spectacled owl

Pulsatrix perspicillata Common name: spectacled owl (en); murucututu (pt); chouette à lunettes (fr); lechuzón de anteojos (es); brillenkauz (de) Taxonomy: Order Strigiformes Family Strigidae Range: This species is found from southern Mexico, through Central America and large parts of northern South America under the recess of the Andes, all the way to northern Argentina. Size:…

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Nightingale

Luscinia megarhynchos Common name: nightingale (en); rouxinol (pt); rossignol philomèle (fr); ruiseñor (es); nachtigall (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Muscicapidae Range: The nightingale breeds in northwest Africa, Europe, the Middle East and Central Asia, as far east as north-west China. After the breeding season they migrate southwards to tropical parts of Africa, including western Sahara,…

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White-crowned sparrow

Zonotrichia leucophrys Common name: white-crowned sparrow (en); escrevedeira-de-testa-branca (pt); bruant à couronne blache (fr); sabanero de corona blanca (es); dachsammer (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Emberizidae Range: This North American species breeds from Alaska eastward across northern Canada and south along the Pacific coast and into the western mountains to northern New Mexico and southern…

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