Barred antshrike

Thamnophilus doliatus Photo by Nick Athanas (Antpitta) Common name: barred antshrike (en); choca-barrada (pt); batara rayé (fr); batará barrado (es); binden-ameisenwürger (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Thamnophilidae Range: This American species is found from Tamaulipas, Mexico, through Central America and Trinidad and Tobago, and a large part of South America east of the Andes as…

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Red-rumped waxbill

Estrilda charmosyna Photo by Kristian Svensson (Global Twitcher) Common name: red-rumped waxbill (en); bico-de-lacre-de-peito-rosado (pt); astrild des fées (fr); estrilda de vientre rosado (es); feenastrild (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Estrildidae Range: This African species is found from southern Sudan and Ethiopia to north eastern Uganda, south-eastern Kenya and the interior of Tanzania. Size: The…

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Chilean tinamou

Nothoprocta perdicaria Photo by Rodrigo Tapia (Neotropical Birds) Common name: Chilean tinamou (en); tinamú-do-Chile (pt); tinamou perdix (fr); perdiz chilena (es); Chilesteißhuhn (de) Taxonomy: Order Tinamiformes Family Tinamidae Range: This South American species is mostly found in Chile, from the southern parts of Atacama to Ñuble. It may also be present in adjacent parts of…

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Yellow-browed warbler

Phylloscopus inornatus Photo by J. Sagardía (Birding in Lanzarote) Common name: yellow-browed warbler (en); felosa-bilistada (pt); pouillot à grands sourcils (fr); mosquitero bilistado (es); gelbbrauen-laubsänger (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Sylviidae Range: This Asian species is found breeding from just west of the Ural Mountains to eastern Siberia, Mongolia and north-eastern China. They winter from…

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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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