Blue-winged leafbird

Chloropsis cochinchinensis Photo by C. Balakrishnan (JPG) Common name:blue-winged leafbird (en); verdim-d’asa-azul (pt); verdin à tête jaune (fr); verdín aliazul (es); blauflügel-blatvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ChloropseidaeRange:This species is found from western Indonesia north to Myanmar and Laos, and marginally into southern China, extreme north-eastern India and Bangladesh.Size:These birds are 16-18 cm long and weigh 19-28,5 g.Habitat:The…

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Yellow-headed caracara

Milvago chimachima Photo by Celuta Machado (Aves de Rapina Brasil) Common name:yellow-headed caracara (en); gavião-carrapateiro (pt); caracara à tête jaune (fr); chimachimá (es); gelbkopfkarakara (de)Taxonomy:Order FalconiformesFamily FalconidaeRange:This species is found from Costa Rica south to northern Argentina and Uruguay, only east of the Andes mountain chain. They also occur in Trinidad and Tobago.Size:These birds are…

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Rufous gnateater

Conopophaga lineata Photo by Arthur Grosset (Flickr) Common name:rufous gnateater (en); chupa-dente (pt); conopophage roux (fr); chupadientes (es); rotkehl-mückenfresser (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ConopophagidaeRange:This species is found in eastern Brazil, from Paraíba south to Rio Grande do Sul, and also in south-eastern Paraguay and extreme north-eastern Argentina.Size:These birds are 13-14 cm long and weigh 16-27 g.Habitat:The rufous…

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Noisy pitta

Pitta versicolor Photo by H. Glover (CQC Landcare Network) Common name:noisy pitta (en); pita-ruídosa(pt); brève versicolore (fr); pita bulliciosa (es); lärmpitta (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PittidaeRange:This species breeds along the eastern coast of Australia, from northern Queensland to southern New South Wales. The more northern populations migrate north to winter along the coast of southern New Guinea.Size:These…

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