American oystercatcher

Haematopus palliatus Photo by Dick Daniels (Wikipedia) Common name:American oystercatcher (en); ostraceiro-americano (pt); huîtrier d’Amérique (fr); ostrero americano (es); braunmantel-austernfischer (de)Taxonomy:Order CharadriiformesFamily HaematopodidaeRange:This species breeds along both the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of North America and South America, from New Jersey and Baja California south to central Chile and Argentina, including several islands in the…

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Red-crested finch

Coryphospingus cucullatus Photo by Dario Sanches (Wikipedia) Common name:red-crested finch (en); tico-tico-rei (pt); araguira rougeâtre (fr); brasita de fuego(es); haubenkronfink (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EmberizidaeRange:This South American species is found from northern Argentina north to central Brazil, Bolivia and Peru, also with isolated populations in northern Brazil and the Guyanas.Size:These birds are 13-14 cm long and weigh…

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Narina trogon

Apaloderma narina Photo by Bo Jerkeman (iGoTerra) Common name:Narina trogon (en); republicano (pt); trogon Narina (fr); trogón de Narina (es); Narinatrogon (de)Taxonomy:Order TrogoniformesFamily TrogonidaeRange:This species is found in sub-Saharan Africa, from southern Guinea east to southern Sudan and Ethiopia, south to Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe and through southern Mozambique into south-eastern South Africa.Size:These birds are 29-34…

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