White-winged grosbeak

Mycerobas carnipes Photo by Isabekov Askar (Birds of Kazakhstan) Common name:white-winged grosbeak (en); bico-grossudo-d’asa-branca (pt); gros-bec à ailes blaches (fr); picogordo aliblanco (es); wacholderkernbeißer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FringillidaeRange:This species is found in central Asia, from northern Iran, through Afghanistan and Turkmenistan, and into south-eastern Kazakhstan, western and central China, Nepal and northernmost India and Myanmar.Size:Thee birds…

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Short-tailed nighthawk

Lurocalis semitorquatus (Photo from Bird Forum) Common name:short-tailed nighthawk (en); tuju (pt); engoulevent à queue courte (fr); añapero colicorto (es); bändernachtschwalbe (de)Taxonomy:Order CaprimulgiformesFamily CaprimulgidaeRange:This species is found from Mexico down to Argentina.Size:These birds are 19-21 cm long and weigh 70-90 g.Habitat:The short-tailed nighthawk is found in tropical rainforests and swamp forests, from sea level up…

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European robin

Erithacus rubecula Photo by Olivier Baudoux (Nunda Foto) Common name:European robin (en); pisco-de-peito-ruivo (pt); rouge-gorge familier (fr); petirrojo europeo (es); rotkehlchen (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MuscicapidaeRange:This species is found throughout Europe, with the exception if Iceland and the northernmost parts of Scandinavia and Russia. Also in North Africa, along the Mediterranean coast from Morocco to Egypt and…

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