Weka

Gallirallus australis Photo by Sid Mosdell (Wikipedia) Common name:weka (en); frango-d’água-austral (pt); râle wéka (fr); rascón weka (es); wekaralle (de)Taxonomy:Order GruiformesFamily RallidaeRange:This species is endemic to New Zealand, being found in scattered location along the eastern coast of North Islands,  in the northern and south-western areas of South Island, in the islands of Chatham and…

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Moustached antpitta

Grallaria alleni Photo by Steve Blain (Steve Blain presents “Bird Porn”) Common name:moustached antpitta (en); tuvacuçu-de-bigodes (pt); grallaire à moustaches (fr); tororoí bigotudo (es); grauscheitel-ameisenpitta (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FormicariidaeRange:This species is only found in the western slope of the Central Andes in Colombia, and both Andean slopes in northern Ecuador.Size:These birds are 16-17 cm long and…

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