African grey hornbill

Tockus nasutus Photo by Carmelo López (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:African grey hornbill (en); calau-cinzento (pt); calao à bec noir (fr); toco piquinegro (es); grautoko (de)Taxonomy:Order CoraciiformesFamily BucerotidaeRange:This species is found in sub-Saharan Africa, from south-western Mauritania and Guinea east to southern Sudan and Ethiopia, and south Namibia, Botswana and north-eastern South Africa. They are…

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African crested-flycatcher

Trochocercus cyanomelas (Photo from Lee’s Birdwatching Adventures) Common name:African crested-flycatcher (en); monarca-de-poupa (pt); tchitrec du Cap (fr); monarca de El Cabo (es); blaumantel-haubenschnäpper (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MonarchidaeRange:This African species is found from Uganda, Kenya and southern Somalia, though Tanzania, southern D.R. Congo, Zambia and Mozambique, and into eastern South Africa.Size:These birds are 14-15 cm long and…

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Red warbler

Ergaticus ruber (Photo from NaturaLista) Common name:red warbler (en); mariquita-vermelha (pt); paruline rouge (fr); reinita roja (es); purpur-waldsänger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ParulidaeRange:This species is endemic to Mexico, being found form southern Chihuahua to southern Hidalgo.Size:These birds are 12,5-13,5 cm long and weigh 7,5-9 g.Habitat:The red warbler is found in humid and semi-humid pine, pine-oak, fir and…

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