White-breasted cuckooshrike

Coracina pectoralis Photo by Warwick Tarboton (Warwik Tarboton) Common name: white-breasted cuckooshrike (en); lagarteiro-cinzento-e-branco (pt); échenilleur à ventre blanc (fr); oruguero de pecho blanco (es); weißbrust-raupenfänger (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Campephagidae Range: This species is patchily distributed across sub-Saharan Africa, occurring along the Sahel belt, from West to East Africa. It also has a…

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Southern screamer

Chauna torquata Photo by Cláudio Timm (Wikipedia) Common name: southern screamer (en); tachã (pt); kamichi à collier (fr); chajá (es); halsband-wehrvogel (de) Taxonomy: Order Anseriformes Family Anhimidae Range: This South American species is found in south-eastern Peru, northern Bolivia,Paraguay, southern Brazil, Uruguay and northern Argentina. Size: Southern screamers are 83-95 cm long and have a…

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Strong-billed honeyeater

Melithreptus validirostris Photo by Geoff Walker (Bushpea) Common name: strong-billed honeyeater (en); melífago-de-bico-grosso (pt); méliphage à bec fort (fr); mielero picudo (es); starkschnabel-honigschmecker (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Meliphagidae Range: The strong-billed honeyeater is endemic to Tasmania. Size: These birds are 15-17,5 cm long and weigh 25 g. Habitat: The Strong-billed Honeyeater is mostly found…

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Grey-hooded flycatcher

Mionectes rufiventris Photo by Dário Sanches (Wikipedia) Common name: grey-hooded flycatcher (en); abre-asa-de-cabeça-cinza (pt); pipromorphe à ventre roux (fr); mosquero ladrillito (es); graukopf-pipratyrann (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Tyrannidae Range: This South American species is found in south-eastern Brazil, Paraguay and north-eastern Argentina. Size: These birds are 13 cm long and weigh 13-14 g. Habitat:…

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