Diễn Đàn Chim Cảnh Việt Nam
Tringa nebularia Photo by Rajiv Lather (Birding in India and South Asia) Common name: common greenshank (en); perna-verde-comum (pt); chevalier aboyeur (fr); archibebe claro (es); grünschenkel (de) Taxonomy: Order Charadriiformes Family Scolopacidae Range: These birds breed from from Scotland and Scandinavia, eatwards along the tundra and taiga areas of Siberia all the way to Kamchatka….
Apalis flavida Photo by Trevor Hardaker (Trevor and Margaret Hardaker) Common name: yellow-breasted apalis (en); apalis-de-peito-amarelo (pt); apalis à gorge jaune (fr); apalis de pecho amarillo (es); gelbbrust-feinsänger (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Cisticolidae Range: This African species is patchily distributed from Senegal and Gambia to Ethiopia, and through Tanzania down to Mozambique, Angola, Namibia,…
Malacocincla abbotti Photo by Gaurav Bhatnagar (Flickr) Common name: Abbott’s babbler (en); zaragateiro-de-Abbott (pt); akalat d’Abbott (fr); tordina de Abbott (es); rotschwanz-maustimalie (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Timaliidae Range: This Asian species is found from the foothills of the Himalayas, in Nepal and Bhutan, through northern India and Bangladesh, and into south-east Asia down to…
Rallus caerulescens Photo by Callie de Wet (Oiseaux) Common name: African rail (en); frango-d’água-africano (pt); râle bleuâtre (fr); rascón cafre (es); Kapralle (de) Taxonomy: Order Gruiformes Family Rallidae Range: This African species is occurs from Ethiopia, south through Uganda, Kenya, southern D.R. Congo, Tanzania, eastern Angola and Zambia, and into Namibia, northern Botswana, southern Mozambique…
Elaenia cristata (Photo from Guia das Aves do Pantanal) Common name: plain-crested elaenia (en); guaracava-de-topete-uniforme (pt); élénie huppée (fr); fiofío crestado (es); braunscheitel-olivtyrann (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Tyrannidae Range: This species is found in northern South America, occurring in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru,Suriname, and Venezuela. Size: The plain-crested elaenia is 15-15…
Lamprotornis hildebrandti Photo by Neal Feans (Wikipedia) Common name: Hildebrandt’s starling (en); estorninho-metálico-de-Hildebrandt (pt); choucador de Hildebrandt (fr); estornino de Hildebrandt (es); Hildebrandt-glanzstar (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Sturnidae Range: This African species is only found in Kenya and Tanzania. Size: The Hildebrandt’s starling is 18 cm long and weighs 50-70 g. Habitat: This species…
Eunymphicus uvaeensis (Photo from Chanbokeo) Common name: Uvea parakeet (en); piriquito-de-Uvea (pt); perruche d’Ouvea (fr); perico maorí de uvea (es); Uveasittich (de) Taxonomy: Order Psittaciformes Family Psittacidae Range: This species is endemic to the island of Uvea, in New Caledonia. Size: The Uvea parakeet is 32 cm long and weighs 100-150 g. Habitat: They are…
Geothlypis trichas Photo by Dan Pancamo (Wikipedia) Common name: common yellowthroat (en); mariquita-de-mascarilha (pt); paruline masquée (fr); chipe de cara negra (es); weidengelbkehlchen (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Parulidae Range: These birds breed across North America, from Alaska to Mexico, only being absent from the most arid regions of the southern United States. They winter…
