Slaty flowerpiercer

Diglossa plumbea Photo by Jerry Oldenettel (Wikipedia) Common name:slaty flowerpiercer (en); fura-flor-ardósia (pt); percefleur ardoisé (fr); pinchaflor plomizo (es); einfarb-hakenschnabel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EmberizidaeRange:This species is found in the mountain ranges of central Costa Rica and western Panama.Size:These birds are 10 cm long and weigh 9 g.Habitat:The slaty flowerpiercer is mostly found in high-altitude moist tropical…

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Greater rhea

Rhea americana Photo by Lip Kee (Flickr) Common name:greater rhea (en); ema (pt); nandou d’Amérique (fr); ñandú común (es); nandu (de)Taxonomy:Order StruthioniformesFamily RheidaeRange:This South American species is found from Bolivia and central and western Brazil south to central Argentina.Size:These birds are 125-140 cm long and weigh 20-27 kg.Habitat:The greater rhea is mostly found in pampas…

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Hooded warbler

Wilsonia citrina Photo by Paul Guris (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:hooded warbler (en); mariquita-de-capuz (pt); paruline à capuchon (fr); chipe encapuchado (es); kapuzenwaldsänger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ParulidaeRange:This species breeds in the eastern United States, from Connecticut to Wisconsin and south to northern Florida and eastern Texas. They also breed in southern Ontario, Canada. They migrate south…

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White-throated fantail

Rhipidura albicollis Photo by Nabarun Sadhya (Flickr) Common name:white-throated fantail (en); cauda-de-leque-de-garganta-branca (pt); rhipidure à gorge blanche (fr); abanico gorgiblanco (es); weißkehl-fächerschwanz (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily RhipiduridaeRange:This species is found from north-eastern Pakistan and western India, through Tibet, Nepal and southern China, and into Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodja, Vietnam, Malaysia and also Sumatra and Borneo in Indonesia.Size:These bird…

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