Tamarugo conebill

Conirostrum tamarugense Photo by Gonzalo Gonzalez (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:tamarugo conebill (en); figuinha-do-tamarugo (pt); conirostre des tamarugos (fr); comesebo de los tamarugales (es); rotstirn-spitzschnabel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ThraupidaeRange:This species is only found breeding in a few locations within Pampa del Tamarugal, in northern Chile. They migrate north to winter other parts of northern Chile and…

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Yellow-bellied tyrannulet

Ornithion semiflavum Photo by Nick Athanas (Antpitta) Common name:yellow-bellied tyrannulet (en); poiaeiro-de-barriga-amarela (pt); tyranneau à ventre jaune (fr); mosquerito ventriamarillo (es); gelbbauch-kleintyrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This species is found from southern Mexico to western Panama.Size:These birds are 8 cm long and weigh 7-8 g.Habitat:The yellow-bellied is mostly found in moist tropical forests, also using forest edges,…

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Racket-tailed coquette

Discosura longicaudus Photo by Robson Czaban (Beija-flores) Common name:racket-tailed coquette (en); bandeirinha (pt); coquette à raquettes (fr); rabudito de raquetas (es); diskuselfe (de)Taxonomy:Order ApodiformesFamily TrochilidaeRange:This South American species is found in two disjunct areas, one from southern Venezuela and the Guyanas south to the Amazon river, and another along the coast of eastern Brazil, from…

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White-tailed shrike

Lanioturdus torquatus Photo by Paul Bourdin (A Birder in the Philippines) Common name:white-tailed shrike (en); picanço-palrador (pt); lanielle à queue blanche (fr); laniotordo (es); drosselwürger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PlatysteiridaeRange:This African species is found in south-western Angola and in north-western and central Namibia.Size:These birds are 14-15 cm long and weigh 25-45 g.Habitat:The white-tailed shrike is mostly found…

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