Sun parakeet

Aratinga solstitialis Photo by Jeff Whitlock (The Online Zoo) Common name: sun parakeet (en); jandaia-amarela (pt); conure soleil (fr); cotorrita del sol (es); sonnensittich (de) Taxonomy: Order Psittaciformes Family Psittacidae Range: This South American species is restricted to Guyana and adjacent parts of Brazil in Roraima state. It may have previously occurred in Surinam. Size:…

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Amethyst sunbird

Chalcomitra amethystina Photo by Frans Swanepoel (Trek Nature) Common name: amethyst sunbird (en); beija-flor-preto (pt); souimanga améthyste (fr); suimanga amatista (es); amethystlangzköpfchen (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Nectarinidae Range: This species is found in Africa south of the equator, from Kenya and Tanzania through southern DR Congo and Zambia and into South Africa. Size: Amethyst…

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Amethyst sunbird

Chalcomitra amethystina Photo by Frans Swanepoel (Trek Nature) Common name: amethyst sunbird (en); beija-flor-preto (pt); souimanga améthyste (fr); suimanga amatista (es); amethystlangzköpfchen (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Nectarinidae Range: This species is found in Africa south of the equator, from Kenya and Tanzania through southern DR Congo and Zambia and into South Africa. Size: Amethyst…

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Thorn-tailed rayadito

Aphrastura spinicauda Photo by Diego Arellano (Flickr) Common name: thorn-tailed rayadito (en); raiadinho (pt); synallaxe rayadito (fr); rayadito (es); festland-stachelschwanzschlüpfer (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Furnariidae Range: The thorn-tailed rayadito is distributed in central and southern Chile and the adjacent extreme western edge of Argentina. Size: These birds are 13-15 cm long and weighs 10-12…

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