[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Motacillidae | [latin] Anthus berthelotii | [UK] Berthelots Pipit | [FR] Pipit de Berthelot | [DE] | [ES] Bisbita Caminero | [NL] Berthelots Pieper Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Anthus berthelotii AF Madeira, Canary Islands Anthus berthelotii berthelotii Anthus berthelotii madeirensis Physical charateristics A […]
Bendires Thrasher (Toxostoma bendirei)
[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Mimidae | [latin] Toxostoma bendirei | [UK] Bendires Thrasher | [FR] Moqueur de Bendire | [DE] Kaktus-Spottdrossel | [ES] Cuitlacoche Sonorense | [NL] Cactusspotlijster Subspecies Monotypic species Physical charateristics Of the various drab desert thrashers, this one may be known by its shorter, more robinlike bill (lower mandible quite straight). Breast […]
Bells Vireo (Vireo bellii)
[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Vireonidae | [latin] Vireo bellii | [UK] Bells Vireo | [FR] Vireo de Bell | [DE] Braunaugen-Vireo | [ES] Vireo de Bell | [NL] Bells Vireo Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Vireo bellii NA, MA sc, sw USA to Nicaragua Vireo bellii arizonae Vireo […]
Bar-tailed Lark (Ammomanes cinctura)
[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Alaudidae | [latin] Ammomanes cinctura | [UK] Bar-tailed Lark | [FR] Ammomane elegante | [DE] Sandlerche | [ES] | [NL] Rosse Woestijnleeuwerik Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Ammomanes cinctura AF, EU Morocco to Pakistan Ammomanes cinctura arenicolor Ammomanes cinctura cinctura Ammomanes cinctura zarudnyi Physical […]
Barred Warbler (Sylvia nisoria)
[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Sylviidae | [latin] Sylvia nisoria | [UK] Barred Warbler | [FR] Fauvette eperviere | [DE] Sperber-Grasmucke | [ES] Curruca Gavilana | [NL] Sperwergrasmus Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Sylvia nisoria EU c e AF Sylvia nisoria merzbacheri Sylvia nisoria nisoria Physical charateristics Quite large, […]
Barbados Bullfinch (Loxigilla barbadensis)
[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Thraupidae | [latin] Loxigilla barbadensis | [UK] Barbados Bullfinch | [FR] | [DE] | [ES] | [NL] Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Euneornis barbadensis Loxigilla barbadensis NA Barbados Physical charateristics Unlike its congeners, the Barbados Bullfinch lacks a black and rufous male plumage; instead […]
Australian Pipit (Anthus australis)
[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Motacillidae | [latin] Anthus australis | [UK] Australian Pipit | [FR] Engoulevent a queue en ciseaux | [DE] Australspornpieper | [ES] Bisbita Neozelandes | [NL] Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Anthus australis AU Australia Anthus australis australis Anthus australis bilbali Anthus australis bistriatus Anthus […]
Desert Warbler (Sylvia nana)
[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Sylviidae | [latin] Sylvia nana | [UK] Desert Warbler | [FR] Fauvette naine | [DE] Wusten-Grasmucke | [ES] Curruca cabecinegra | [NL] Woestijngrasmus Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Physical charateristics Smallest Sylvia in west Palearctic, hardly exceeding larger Phylloscopus warblers in bulk and lengrh. […]
Brown Flycatcher (Muscicapa dauurica)
[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Muscicapidae | [latin] Muscicapa dauurica | [UK] Brown Flycatcher | [FR] Gobe-mouches brun | [DE] Braunschnapper | [ES] Papamoscas Castano | [NL] Bruine Vliegenvanger Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Physical charateristics Noticeably smaller and more compact than Spotted Flycatcher, with proportionately larger bill, 20% […]
Aquatic Warbler (Acrocephalus paludicola)
[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Acrocephalidae | [latin] Acrocephalus paludicola | [UK] Aquatic Warbler | [FR] Phragmite aquatique | [DE] Seggen-Rohrsanger | [ES] Carricerin Cejudo | [NL] Waterrietzanger Subspecies Monotypic species Physical charateristics Small, heavily streaked, buff-and-black warbler. Strong black streaking on mantle bordered by pale “tramlines”. Pale coronal stripe with black border. Pale lores. Streaked […]