Visayan hornbill

Penelopides panini Photo by Lorenzo Vinciguerra (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:Visayan hornbill (en); calau-de-Visayan (pt); calao tarictic (fr); cálao chico de Panay (es); Visayan-tariktikhornvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order CoraciiformesFamily BucerotidaeRange:This species is endemic to the Philippines, where it is found in Panay, including the offshore islands of Sicogon and Pan de Azucar, Guimaras, Negros, Masbate and Ticao.Size:These small…

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Black-billed shrike-tyrant

Agriornis montanus Photo by Diego Ferrer (Los Que Se Van) Common name:black-billed shrike-tyrant (en); gaúcho-de-bico-preto (pt); gaucho à bec noir (fr); gaucho serrano (es); schwarzschnabel-hakentyrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This species is found along the Andes, from southern Colombia south to central Chile and southern Argentina, and also in other highland areas of central and southern Argentina.Size:These…

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Yellow-rumped flowerpecker

Prionochilus xanthopygius Photo by James Eaton (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:yellow-rumped flowerpecker (en); pica-flores-de-uropígio-amarelo (pt); dicée à croupion jaune (fr); picaflores culigualdo (es); gelbbürzel-mistelfresser (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily DicaeidaeRange:This species is only found in northern Borneo and in North Natuna island in the Riau Islands.Size:These birds are 9 cm long and weigh 6,5-8,5 g.Habitat:The yellow-rumped flowerpecker is…

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Ivory gull

Pagophila eburnea (Photo from Wikipedia) Common name:ivory gull (en); gaivota-marfim (pt); mouette blanche (fr); gaviota marfileña (es); elfenbeinmöwe (de)Taxonomy:Order CharadriiformesFamily LaridaeRange:This species has a circumpolar distribution in the high-Arctic, being found as far south as the Bearing Strait, Alaska and northern Canada, northern Iceland, northern Scandinavia and northern Russia.Size:These birds are 40-48 cm long and…

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