Striped treehunter

Thripadectes holostictus Photo by William Price (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:striped treehunter (en); trepa-musgos-listado (pt); anabate strié (fr); trepamusgos listado (es); strichelbaumspäher (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Furnariidae Range:This South American species is found along the eastern slopes of the Andes, from south-western Venezuela to central Bolivia.Size:These birds are 20-21 cm long.Habitat:The striped treehunter is mostly found on…

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Blue-breasted kingfisher

Halcyon malimbica Photo by Manu Romero (MRP Animales) Common name:blue-breasted kingfisher (en); guarda-rios-de-peito-azul (pt); martin-chasseur à poitrine bleue (fr); alción pechiazul (es); zügelliest (de)Taxonomy:Order CoraciiformesFamily AlcedinidaeRange:This species is found in sub-Saharan Africa, from Senegal to Uganda and Tanzania, northern D.R. Congo and northern Angola.Size:These birds are 20-30 cm long and weigh 65-95 g.Habitat:The blue-breasted kingfisher…

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Plumbeous sierra-finch

Phrygilus unicolor Photo by Mauricio Rueda (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:plumbeous sierra-finch (en); canário-andino-cinzento (pt); phrygile gris-de-plomb (fr); yal plomizo (es); bleiämmerling (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EmberizidaeRange:This species is found from Venezuela to Tierra del Fuego, mostly along the eastern slopes of the Andes.Size:These birds are 13-15 cm long and weigh 20-25 g.Habitat:The plumbeous sierra finch is…

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Tui

Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae Photo by Sid Mosdell (Wikipedia) Common name:tui (en); melífago-tui (pt); méliphage tui (fr); mielero tui (es); tui (de) Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MeliphagidaeRange:This species is endemic to New Zealand, where it is found throughout North Island, along the western and southern coasts of South Island, in Stewart Island, the Chatham Islands, Raoul in the Kermadec…

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