Lesser spotted woodpecker

Dendrocopos minor Photo by Zsombor Károlyi (Zsombor Károlyi’s Photo Blog) Common name:lesser spotted woodpecker (en); pica-pau-malhado-pequeno (pt); pic épeichette (fr); pico menor (es); kleinspecht (de)Taxonomy:Order PiciformesFamily PicidaeRange:This species is found through continental Europe and southern Great Britain, through Turkey and the Caucasus into northern Iran, and along the middle and southern latitudes of Russia into…

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Pearly-vented tody-tyrant

Hemitriccus margaritaceiventer Photo by Hector Bottai (Wikipedia) Common name:pearly-vented tody-tyrant (en); sebinho-de-olho-dourado (pt); todirostre à ventre perle (fr); titirijí perlado (es); perlbauch-todityrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This species is found in two disjunct areas of South America. They are found in western and northern Colombia and throughout northern Venezuela into western Guyana. Also from Bolivia and central…

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Southern masked-weaver

Ploceus velatus Photo by Ian White (Flickr) Common name:southern masked-weaver (en); tecelão-de-mascarilha (pt); tisserin à tête rousse (fr); tejedor enmascarado (es); maskenweber (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PloceidaeRange:This species is found in southern Africa, from southern Angola, Zambia and Malawi south to South Africa. It has also been introduced to the island of São Tomé.Size:These birds are 11-15…

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Fiery-throated hummingbird

Panterpe insignis Photo by Joseph Boone (Wikipedia) Common name:fiery-throated hummingbird (en); colibri-garganta-de-fogo (pt); colibri insigne (fr); colibrí insigne (es); feuerkehlkolibri (de)Taxonomy:Order ApodiformesFamily TrochilidaeRange:This species is found along Cordillera de Guanacaste and Cordillera de Tilarán, from northern Costa Rica to western Panama.Size:These birds are 10,5-11 cm long. The females are smaller than males, weighing 5 g…

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