Stripe-sided rhabdornis

Rhabdornis mystacalis Photo by Mark Harper (Wikipedia) Common name:stripe-sided rhabdornis (en); trepadeira-filipina-de-flancos-estriados (pt); rhabdornis à tête striée (fr); trepador filipino de cabeza rayada (es); streifenkopf-trugbaumläufer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily RhabdornithidaeRange:This species is endemic to the Philippines, being found on the islands of Luzon, Negros, Panay, Masbate, Contanduenes, Leyte, Mindanao, Samar, Basilan, Bohol, Calicoan and Dinagat.Size:These birds are 14,5-16 cm long…

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Plains-wanderer

Pedionomus torquatus Photo by Vik Dunis (Bushpea) Common name:Plains-wanderer (en); corre-planícies (pt); pédionome errant (fr); torillo australiano (es); steppenläufer (de)Taxonomy:Order CharadriiformesFamily PedionomidaeRange:This species is endemic to Australia, being restricted to small patches of favourable habitat in the Riverina region of New South Wales, in northern Victoria, in south-western Queensland and in north-eastern South Australia.Size:These birds…

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Horned sungem

Heliactin bilophus Photo by Arthur Grosset (Arthur Grosset’s Birds) Common name:horned sungem (en); chifre-de-ouro (pt); colibri aux huppes d’or (fr); colibrí cornudito (es); goldhauben-schmuckkolibri (de)Taxonomy:Order ApodiformesFamily TrochilidaeRange:This species is found in the southern half of Brazil and marginally across the border into Bolivia, and there is a disjunct population in northern Brazil and Surinam.Size:These birds are 8-10 cm…

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Bornean bristlehead

Pityriasis gymnocephala Photo by James Eaton (Birdtour Asia) Common name:Bornean bristlehead (en); gimnocéfalo-do-Bornéu (pt); barite chauve (fr); gimnocéfalo (es); warzenkopf (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PityriaseidaeRange:This species is endemic to the island of Borneo, where it is patchily distributed in eastern Malaysia, Brunei and in Kalimantan, Indonesia.Size:These birds are 25 cm long and weigh 130 g.Habitat:The Bornean bristlehead is…

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