Red-crested finch

Coryphospingus cucullatus Photo by Dario Sanches (Wikipedia) Common name:red-crested finch (en); tico-tico-rei (pt); araguira rougeâtre (fr); brasita de fuego(es); haubenkronfink (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EmberizidaeRange:This South American species is found from northern Argentina north to central Brazil, Bolivia and Peru, also with isolated populations in northern Brazil and the Guyanas.Size:These birds are 13-14 cm long and weigh…

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Narina trogon

Apaloderma narina Photo by Bo Jerkeman (iGoTerra) Common name:Narina trogon (en); republicano (pt); trogon Narina (fr); trogón de Narina (es); Narinatrogon (de)Taxonomy:Order TrogoniformesFamily TrogonidaeRange:This species is found in sub-Saharan Africa, from southern Guinea east to southern Sudan and Ethiopia, south to Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe and through southern Mozambique into south-eastern South Africa.Size:These birds are 29-34…

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Bright-rumped attila

Attila spadiceus Photo by Greg Lavaty (Osa Recording Project) Common name:bright-rumped attila (en); capitão-de-saíra-amarelo (pt); atila polimorfo (es); gelbbürzel-attilatyrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This species is found from western and southern Mexico south to Bolivia and north-western Brazil. There is also a disjunct population in coastal south-eastern Brazil, from Pernambuco to Rio de Janeiro.Size:These birds are 18-19…

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Galapagos rail

Laterallus spilonotus Photo by George Armistead (Neotropical Birds) Common name:Galapagos rail (en);  franga-d’água-das-Galápagos (pt); râle des Galapagos (fr); polluela de Galápagos (es); galapagosralle (de)Taxonomy:Order GruiformesFamily RallidaeRange:This species is endemic to the Galápagos Islands, where it occurs on the islands of Pinta, Fernandina, Isabela, Santiago, Santa Cruz, Floreana, and San Cristóbal.Size:These birds are 15-16 cm long…

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Tawny-winged woodcreeper

Dendrocincla anabatina Photo by Marc Fasol (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:tawny-winged woodcreeper (en); arapaçu-d’asa-ruiva (pt); grimpar à ailes rousses (fr); trepatroncos sepia (es); lohschwingen-baumsteiger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily DendrocolaptidaeRange:This species is found in Central America, from southern Mexico down to Costa Rica and marginally into Panama.Size:These birds are 17-19 cm long and weigh about 40 g.Habitat:The tawny-winged…

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Double-eyed fig-parrot

Cyclopsitta diophthalma Photo by Carl Stow (Wikipedia) Common name:double-eyed fig-parrot (en); papagaio-do-figo-de-cara-azul (pt); psittacule double-œil (fr); lorito dobleojo (es); maskenzwergpapagei (de)Taxonomy:Order PsittaciformesFamily PsittacidaeRange:This species is found in New Guinea and neighbouring islands, as well as along the north-eastern coast of Queensland, in Australia.Size:These tiny parrots are 14-16 cm long and weigh 39-55 g.Habitat:The double-eyed fig-parrot…

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Willow warbler

Phylloscopus trochilus Photo by Arend Wassink (Birds of Kazakhstan) Common name:willow warbler (en); felosa-musical (pt); pouillot fitis (fr); mosquitero musical (es); fitis (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily SylviidaeRange:This species throughout most of Europe and northern Asia, from the northern Iberian Peninsula and the British Isles to northern Scandinavia and east through Poland and the Ukraine into most of…

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Little tinamou

Crypturellus soui Photo by João Quental (Wiki Aves) Common name:little tinamou (en); tururim (pt); tinamou soui (fr); tinamú chico (es); brauntinamu (de)Taxonomy:Order TinamiformesFamily TinamidaeRange:This species is found from southern Mexico down to Bolivia and Brazil as far south as Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro.Size:These birds are 20-24 cm long and…

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