Ash-throated flycatcher

Myiarchus cinerascens (Photo from Wikipedia) Common name: ash-throated flycatcher (en); papa-moscas-de-garganta-cinza (pt); tyran à gorge cendrée (fr); copetón cenizo (es); Kalifornien-schopftyrann (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Tyrannidae Range: These birds breeds throughout the western United States, from eastern Washington state south to Mexico and east to western Texas and Oklahoma. In Mexico they breeds in…

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Hispaniolan woodpecker

Melanerpes striatus Photo by Alef Castellanos (Flickr) Common name: Hispaniolan woodpecker (en); pica-pau-de-Hispaniola (pt); pic d’Hispaniola (fr); carpintero de Hispaniola (es); Haitispecht (de) Taxonomy: Order Piciformes Family Picidae Range: This species is endemic to the island of Hispaniola, in the Caribbean, being found in both Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Size: The Hispaniolan woodpecker is…

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Andean cock-of-the-rock

Rupicola peruvianus Photo by Garry Bakker (PBase) Common name: Andean cock-of-the-rock (en); galo-das-rochas-dos-Andes (pt); coq-de-roche péruvien (fr); gallito de las rocas (es); Andenklippenvogel (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Cotingidae Range: This species is found in the Andean slopes of Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. Size: These birds are 30-32 cm long and weigh 230-250…

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Eastern whipbird

Psophodes olivaceus (Photo from Flickr) Common name: eastern whipbird (en); pássaro-chicote-oriental (pt); psophode à tête noire (fr); zordala crestada oriental (es); schwarzkopf-wippflöter (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Cinclosomatidae Range: This Australian endemic is found from northern Queensland to Victoria along the coastal band of eastern Australia. Size: The eastern whipbird in 26-30 cm long and…

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