African yellow white-eye

Zosterops senegalensis Photo by Thierry Helsens (Oiseaux) Common name: African yellow white-eye (en); olho-branco-amarelo (pt); zostérops jaune (fr); anteojitos senegalés (es); Senegalbrillenvogel (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Zosteropidae Range: This African species occurs across much of sub-Saharan Africa, absent only from the Congo basin and very arid areas. Size: African yellow white-eyes are 11-12 cm…

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Pied butcherbird

Cracticus nigrogularis Photo by Michael Schmid (Wikipedia) Common name: pied butcherbird (en); verdugo-de-peito-preto (pt); cassican à gorge noire (fr); verdugo gorjinegro (es); schwarzkehl-metzgervogel (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Cracticidae Range: The pied butcherbird is found throughout the Australian mainland, with the exception of most of the southern and south-eastern coastline, and the more arid areas…

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Luzon bleeding-heart

Gallicolumba luzonica Photo by Ken Ilio (Flickr) Common name: Luzon bleeding-heart (en); coração-sangrante-de-Luzon (pt); gallicolombe poignardée (fr); corazón sangrante de Luzón (es); Luzon-dolchstichtaube (de) Taxonomy: Order Columbiformes Family Columbidae Range: This species is endemic to the central and southern regions of Luzon and the smaller offshore island Polillo, in The Philippines. Size: The Luzon bleeding-heart…

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Yellow-crowned tyrannulet

Tyrannulus elatus Photo by Michel Giraud-Audine (Oiseaux) Common name: yellow-crowned tyrannulet (en); maria-te-viu (pt); tyranneau roitelet (fr); mosquerito-coronado (es); gelbscheitel-olivtyrann (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Tyrannidae Range: This South American species is found from Costa Rica and Panama, through Venezuela and Colombia, and into the Guyanas, Brazil, Ecuador and Bolivia. Size: This small tyrant-flycatcher is…

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