Blue-throated Hillstar

Birds > Hummingbirds

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Blue-throated HillstarScientific Name: Oreotrochilus cyanicollisCategory: BirdsSubcategory: HummingbirdsSize: Total body length: 4.3–4.7 in (11–12 cm); Bill length: 0.6–0.7 in (1.5–1.8 cm)Weight: 0.28–0.32 oz (8–9 g)Lifespan: 6–10 years in...

Santa Marta Screech Owl

Birds > Owls

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Santa Marta Screech OwlScientific Name: Megascops gilesiCategory: BirdsSubcategory: OwlsSize: Body length: 7.5–8.3 in (19–21 cm)Weight: 3.2–4.2 oz (90–120 g)Lifespan: 8–12 years in montane forestDiet: Carnivore / Insectivore (large moths,...

Alor Myzomela

Birds > Honeyeaters

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Alor MyzomelaScientific Name: Myzomela prawiradilagaeCategory: BirdsSubcategory: HoneyeatersSize: Body length: 4.5–5.0 in (11.5–12.5 cm)Weight: 0.28–0.35 oz (8–10 g)Lifespan: 5–8 years in montane canopiesDiet: Nectarivore / Insectivore...

Udzungwa Forest Partridge

Birds > Quails & Partridges

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Udzungwa Forest PartridgeScientific Name: Xenoperdix udzungwensisCategory: BirdsSubcategory: Quails & PartridgesSize: Body length: 11.0–11.5 in (28–30 cm)Weight: 7.8–9.2 oz (220–260 g)Lifespan: 4–8 years in primary montane understoryDiet:...

Sira Barbet

Birds > Barbets

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Sira BarbetScientific Name: Capito fitzpatrickiCategory: BirdsSubcategory: BarbetsSize: Total length: 7.0–7.5 in (18–19 cm)Weight: 1.8–2.3 oz (52–65 g)Lifespan: 6–10 years in wild montane cloud forestsDiet: Frugivore / Omnivore (wild figs,...

Eastern Spinebill

Birds > Honeyeaters

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Eastern SpinebillScientific Name: Acanthorhynchus tenuirostrisCategory: BirdsSubcategory: HoneyeatersSize: Body length: 5.5–6.3 in (14–16 cm); Bill length: 0.9–1.2 in (2.3–3.0 cm)Weight: 0.35–0.60 oz (10–17 g)Lifespan: 6–10 years in the wild;...

White-crested Helmetshrike

Birds > Vangas & Helmetshrikes

AT A GLANCECommon Name: White-crested HelmetshrikeScientific Name: Prionops plumatusCategory: BirdsSubcategory: Vangas & HelmetshrikesSize: Body length: 7.5–9.0 in (19–23 cm); Wingspan: 12.0–13.5 in (30–35 cm)Weight: 1.2–1.8 oz (35–52 g)Lifespan: 6–9 years in the...

Bare-faced Go-away-bird

Birds > Turacos

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Bare-faced Go-away-birdScientific Name: Corythaixoides concolorCategory: BirdsSubcategory: TuracosSize: Body length: 18.5–20.0 in (47–51 cm); Wingspan: 24–27 in (60–68 cm)Weight: 7.0–10.5 oz (200–300 g)Lifespan: 8–12 years in the wildDiet:...

Red-and-yellow Barbet

Birds > Barbets & Toucans

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Red-and-yellow BarbetScientific Name: Trachyphonus erythrocephalusCategory: BirdsSubcategory: Barbets & ToucansSize: Body length: 7.9–9.1 in (20–23 cm); Wingspan: 11.5–13.0 in (29–33 cm)Weight: 1.9–2.8 oz (54–80 g)Lifespan: 6–10 years in...

Collared Owlet

Birds > Owls

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Collared OwletScientific Name: Taenioptynx brodieiCategory: BirdsSubcategory: OwlsSize: Body length: 5.5–6.7 in (14–17 cm); Wingspan: 13–15 in (33–38 cm)Weight: 1.8–2.3 oz (50–65 g); one of the world’s smallest owlsLifespan: 6–10 years in...