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Streptocitta albicollis Photo by Ethan Chan (Flickr) Common name:white-necked myna (en); mainá-pescoço-branco (pt); streptocitte à cou blanc (fr); miná cuelliblanco (es); weißhalsatzel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily SturnidaeRange:This species is endemic to the island of Sulawesi, in Indonesia.Size:These birds are about 50 cm long, including the 25-30 cm long tail. Habitat:The white-necked myna is mostly found in moist…
Spindalis zena Photo by John Schwarz (Birdspix) Common name:western spindais (en); zena-de-cuba (pt); zéna à tête rayée (fr); cigua cubana (es); Kuba-streifenkopftangare (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ThraupidaeRange:This species is found in the northern Caribbean, in the Bahamas, Cuba, Turks and Caicos, on Grand Cayman island, and on the island of Cozumel off the coast of the Yucatán…
Stactolaema leucotis Photo by Johan van Rensburg (Wikipedia) Common name:white-eared barbet (en); barbaças-de-orelhas-brancas (pt); barbican oreillard (fr); barbudo orejiblanco (es); weißohr-bartvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PiciformesFamily CapitonidaeRange:This species occur in two disjunct areas in eastern Africa. The subspecies S.l. kilimensis is found in central and south-eastern Kenya, and in north-eastern Tanzania, while subspecies S.l. leucotis is found from…
Stachyris plateni Photo by Nobuo Matsumura (Oriental Bird Images) Common name:Mindanao pygmy babbler (en); zaragateiro-pigmeu-de-Mindanao (pt); timalie pygmée de Mindanao (fr); timalí de Mindanao (de); zwergbuschtimalie (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TimaliidaeRange:This species is endemic to the island of Mindanao, in the southern Philippines.Size:These birds are 10 cm long and weigh 7,5-10 g.Habitat:The Mindanao pygmy babbler is found…
Mecocerculus calopterus Photo by Eric LoPresti (Natural Musings) Common name:rufous-winged tyrannulet (en); alegrinho-d’asa-ruiva (pt); tyranneau à ailes rousses (fr); piojito alirrufo (es); rotschwingen-tachurityrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This species is found in the Andes of western and south-eastern Ecuador, and northern Perusouth to Lambayeque and La Libertad.Size:These birds are 11 cm long and weigh 10-11 g.Habitat:The rufous-winged…
Ictinia plumbea Photo by Michael Andersen (Flickr) Common name:plumbeous kite (en); sovi (pt); milan bleuâtre (fr); elanio plomizo (es); schwebeweih (de)Taxonomy:Order FalconiformesFamily AccipitridaeRange:This species is found from eastern Mexico south to southern Brazil and northern Argentina. West of the Andes they also occur as far south as southern Ecuador.Size:These birds are 29-38 cm long and…
Nectarinia venustus Photo by Jim Watt (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:variable sunbird (en); beija-flor-de-barriga-amarela (pt); souimanga à ventre jaune (fr); suimanga variable (es); ziernektarvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily NectariniidaeRange:This species is patchily distributed across sub-Saharan Africa, with subspecies N.v. venustus being found from Senegal east to northern Cameroon and western Central African Republic, while the remaining for…
Phacellodomus rufifrons Photo by Nick Athanas (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:rufous-fronted thornbird (en); joão-de-pau (pt); synallaxe à front roux (fr); espinero común (es); rotstirn-bündelnister (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FurnariidaeRange:This species occurs in four disjunct areas in South America, one in northern Venezuela and eastern Colombia, another in northern Peru and marginally into southern Ecuador, a third in…
