Green-backed twinspot

Mandingoa nitidula Photo by Fernando Domingues (Exotic Finches) Common name:green-backed twinspot (en); pintadinha-verde (pt); astrild vert pointillé (fr); estrilda verde (es); grüne tropfenastrild (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EstrildidaeRange:This species is patchily distributed in sub-Saharan Africa, from Guinea to Ethiopia and south to northern Angola, southern D.R. Congo, Mozambique and eastern South Africa.Size:These birds are 11 cm long…

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Yellow-faced grassquit

Tiaris olivaceus Photo by Astrid Kant (Dutch Birding) Common name:yellow-faced grassquit (en); cigarra-de-faces-douradas (pt); sporophile grand-chanteur (fr); semillero tomeguín (es); goldbrauen-gimpelfink (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EmberizidaeRange:This species is found from western and southern Mexico, through Central America and into Colombia, northern Ecuador and north-western Venezuela. They are also found in the northern Caribbean, in Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola…

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Buff-spotted flufftail

Sarothrura elegans Photo by Hugh Chittenden (World Bird Info) Common name:buff-spotted flufftail (en); frango-d’água-elegante (pt); râle ponctué (fr); polluela elegante (es); tropfenralle (de)Taxonomy:Order GruiformesFamily Rallidae Range:This species is patchilly distributed in sub-Saharan Africa, from Guinea to Ethiopia and south to Zimbabwe, western and southern Mozambique and eastern South Africa.Size:These bird are 15-17 cm long and…

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