Hooded robin

Melanodryas cucullata Photo by David Cook (Flickr) Common name:hooded robin (en); rouxinol-de-capuz (pt); miro à capuchon (fr); petroica encapuchada (es); schwarzkopfschnäpper (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PetroicidaeRange:This species is endemic to Australia, being found throughout the Australian mainland.Size:These birds are 15-17,5 cm long and have a wingspan of 24-29 cm. They weigh 21-28 g.Habitat:The hooded robin is found…

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Acacia pied barbet

Tricholaema leucomelas (Photo from Bird Forum) Common name:acacia pied barbet (en); barbaças-das-acácias (pt); barbican pie (fr); barbudo pío (es); rotstirn-bartvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PiciformesFamily CapitonidaeRange:This species is found in southern Africa, from southern Angola, Zimbabwe and southern Mozambique, through Namibia and Botswana and throughout South Africa.Size:These birds are 15-18 cm long and weigh 23-45 g.Habitat:The acacia pied…

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Orange-throated tanager

Wetmorethraupis sterrhopteron Photo by Dusan Brinkhuizen (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:orange-throated tanager (en); saíra-de-papo-laranja (pt); tangara à gorge orangée (fr); tangara golinaranja (es); veilchenschultertangare (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ThraupidaeRange:This species is only found in a small area of northern Peru, in the eastern slopes and foothills of the Andes above the rivers Marañón and Cenepa, in the…

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Crested bird-of-paradise

Cnemophilus macgregorii (Photo from Astronomy to Zoology) Common name:crested bird-of-paradise (en); ave-do-paraíso-de-poupa (pt); cnémophile huppé (fr); ave-del-paraíso crestada (es); furchenparadiesvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ParadisaeidaeRange:This species is endemic to the mountain of New Guinea, being found from the easternmost mountains of Indonesia to the mountains east of Port Moresby in south-eastern Papua-New Guinea.Size:These birds are 24 cm…

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