Black-capped white-eye

Zosterops atricapilla Photo by Lip Kee Yap (Wikipedia) Common name:black-capped white-eye (en); olho-branco-de-barrete-preto (pt); zostérops à calotte noire (fr); anteojitos capirotado (es); schwarzstirn-brillenvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Zosteropidae Range:This species is found along the mountains of western Sumatra and in central and north-eastern Borneo, both in Indonesia and Malaysia.Size:These birds are 9,5-10 cm long and weigh 8,5-11…

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Rufous-backed Inca-finch

Incaspiza personata Photo by Jacques Erard (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:rufous-backed Inca-finch (en); escrevedeira-inca-de-dorso-ruivo (pt); chipiu costumé (fr); semillero inca de lomo rufo (es); schwarzstirnammer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EmberizidaeRange:This species is endemic to north-western Peru, being found from southern Cajamarca south to western Huanaco.Size:These birds are 16,5-18 cm long and weigh 30-33 g.Habitat:The rufous-backed Inca-finch is…

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Common poorwill

Phalaenoptilus nuttallii Photo by Don Doolittle (Debi Shearwater’s Journeys) Common name:common poorwill (en); noitibó-de-Nuttall (pt); engoulevent de Nuttall (fr); chotacabras pachacua (es); winternachtschwalbe (de)Taxonomy:Order CaprimulgidaeFamily CaprimulgidaeRange:This species is found in western North America, from southern British Columbia and southern Saskatchewan in Canada, across the western United States and into north-western Mexico as far south as…

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Rail-babbler

Eupetes macrocerus (Photo from Astronomy to Zoology) Common name:rail-babbler (en); tordo-de-cauda-comprida (pt); eupète à longue queue (fr); zordala colilarga (es); rallenflöter (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily CinclosomatidaeRange:This species has two disjunct subspecies, E.m. macrocerus is found in southern Thailand, peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra, while E.m. borneensis is only found in the island of Borneo.Size:These birds are 28-30 cm…

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