African blue-flycatcher

Elminia longicauda Photo by Steve Garvie (Flickr) Common name:African blue flycatcher (en); monarca-azul-africano (pt); elminie bleue (fr); elminia azul (es); türkiselminie (de) Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MonarchidaeRange:This species is found in sub-Saharan Africa, from southern Senegal to South Sudan and south to northern Tanzania, D.R. Congo and northern Angola. Size:These birds are 13-15 cm long and weigh…

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Red-bellied grackle

Hypopyrrhus pyrohypogaster Photo by Juan Ochoa (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:red-bellied grackle (en); iraúna-de-ventre-vermelho (pt); quiscale à ventre rouge (fr); cacique candela (es); rotbauchstärling (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily IcteridaeRange:This species is endemic to Colombia, being found in isolated patches along the Andes.Size:These birds are 27-32 cm long and weigh 80-90 g.Habitat:The red-bellied grackle is mostly found in…

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Dark-tailed laurel pigeon

Columba bollii Photo by David Lanza (Ornito Addiction) Common name:dark-tailed laurel pigeon (en); pombo-trocaz-de-Bolle (pt); pigeon de Bolle (fr); paloma turqué (es); Bolles lorbeertaube (de)Taxonomy:Order ColumbiformesFamily ColumbidaeRange:This species is endemic to the Canary Islands, being found on the islands of Tenerife, La Palma, La Gomera and El Hierro.Size:These birds are 35-40 cm long and have…

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Rusty-fronted barwing

Actinodura egertoni Photo by Raj Kamal Phukan (Oriental Bird Images) Common name:rusty-fronted barwing (en); asa-malhada-ruivo (pt); actinodure d’Egerton (fr); actinodura de Egerton (es); rotstirnsibia (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TimaliidaeRange:This species is found in the foothills of the Himalayas, in Nepal, Bhutan, north-eastern India, western Myanmar and marginally across the border into China.Size:These birds are 22-24 cm long…

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