Empress brilliant

Heliodoxa imperatrix Photo by Rafael Merchante (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:empress brilliant (en); brilhante-imperatriz (pt); brillant impératrice (fr); brillante emperatriz (es); rotstern-brilliantkolibri (de) Taxonomy:Order ApodiformesFamily Trochilidae Range:This species is found along the western slopes of the Andes in Colombia and northern Ecuador. Size: The males are 16 cm long while the females are 13 cm…

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Great crested flycatcher

Myiarchus crinitus Photo by Frode Jacobsen (Flickr) Common name:great crested flycatcher (en); papa-moscas-grande-de-crista (pt); tyran huppé (fr); copetón viajero (es); gelbbauch-schopftyrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This species breeds in the eastern United States and in south-eastern Canada. They migrate south to winter from southern Mexico to northern Colombia and western Venezuela. Some also winter in southern Florida…

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Whitehead

Mohoua albicilla Photo by Rosie Perera (Flickr) Common name:whitehead (en); cabeça-branca (pt); mohoua à tête blanche (fr); mohoua cabeciblanco (es); weißköpfchen (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Pachycephalidae Range:This species is endemic to New Zealand, only being found in North Island and several offshore islands surrounding it, including Little Barrier Island, Great Barrier Island and Kapiti Island.Size:These birds are…

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Prong-billed barbet

Semnornis frantzii Photo by Lou Hegedus (Mango Verde) Common name:prong-billed barbet (en); capitão-de-Frantzius (pt); cabézon de Frantzius (fr); cabezón cocora (es); azteken-bartvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PiciformesFamily CapitonidaeRange:This species is only found in Costa Rica and western Panama.Size:These birds are 17 cm long and weigh 60-70 g.Habitat:The prong-billed barbet is found in cool, moist tropical forests with abundant…

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