Knysna warbler

Bradypterus sylvaticus Photo by Trevor Hardaker (Trevor and Margaret Hardaker) Common name:Knysna warbler (en); felosa-de-Knysna (pt); bouscarle de Knysna (fr); zarzalero del Knysna (es); Kapbuschsänger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily SylviidaeRange:This species is endemic to South Africa, being restricted to a few coastal patches in the Eastern and Western Cape regions, namely the coast between Port St. Johns…

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Buff-throated partridge

Tetraophasis szechenyii Photo by Hu Yong (Oriental Bird Images) Common name:buff-throated partridge (en); perdiz-faisão-de-papo-pardo (pt); tétraophase de Szecheny (fr); perdiz-faisán gorgiclara (es); rostkehl-keilschwanzhuhn (de)Taxonomy:Order GalliformesFamily PhasianidaeRange:This species is found in the mountains of Tibet, in south-western China and marginally into extreme north-eastern India.Size:These birds are 30-60 cm long and weigh 660-1.800 g.Habitat:The buff-throated partridge is…

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Rudd's lark

Heteromirafra ruddi Photo by Warwick Tarboton (Warwick Tarboton) Common name:Rudd’s lark (en); cotovia-de-Rudd (pt); alouette de Rudd (fr); alondra de Rudd (es); Transvaalspornlerche (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily AlaudidaeRange:This species is endemic to South Africa, being patchily distributed across south-eastern Mpumalanga, western KwaZulu-Natal, the north-eastern Free State and farther north in the Dullstroom-Machadodorp district.Size:These birds are 14-15 cm…

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Apricot-breasted sunbird

Cinnyris buettikoferi Photo by Craig Robson (Bird Quest) Common name:apricot-breasted sunbird (en); beija-flor-de-Sumba (pt); souimanga de Sumba (fr); suimanga de Sumba (es); Sumbanektarvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily NectariniidaeRange:This species is endemic to the island of Sumba in southern Indonesia.Size:These birds are 10-11 cm long.Habitat:The apricot-breasted sunbird is found along the edges of tropical forests, in secondary forests,…

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