Meet the world’s animals.

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• Rusty-fronted Canastero Asthenes ottonis

  

  The Rusty-fronted Canastero is endemic to Peru and lives in dry scrub of the high Andes.

• White-cheeked Hill Partridge Arborophila atrogularis

  A forest-dwelling partridge with conspicuous white cheeks, it lives in dense evergreen forest and uses the forest floor and grassy edges.

• Cyprus Scops Owl Otus cyprius

  A small owl native only to Cyprus. It may sit still on a branch by day and hunts invertebrates at night.

• Large-footed Finch Pezopetes capitalis

  The Large-footed Finch inhabits mountain forest and páramo in the highlands of Costa Rica and western Panama. Its large, powerful feet stand out, and it forages on or near the ground.

• Blue-crowned Laughingthrush Pterorhinus courtoisi

  A 2022 study treats Blue-crowned Laughingthrush (then named Garrulax courtoisi in the paper) as breeding in low-elevation Wuyuan, the only confirmed population discussed there.

• Yellow Honeyeater Stomiopera flava

  The Yellow Honeyeater has yellow-olive upperparts and dull-yellow underparts. A regional field guide lists nectar, insects, manna, and fruit as foods, and a Queensland government list includes it in the Wet Tropics.

• Bocage's Robin Sheppardia bocagei

  This akalat searches for small prey near the forest floor. It inhabits forest and swamp forest, and has rufous tones on the face.

• White-naped Jay Cyanocorax cyanopogon

  The white nape is a useful clue to this jay's identity. In dry scrub and woodland of eastern Brazil, it eats insects and other small animals as well as fruit and berries.

• Hispaniolan Crossbill Loxia megaplaga

  The Hispaniolan Crossbill is a finch from Hispaniola that feeds on pine seeds. The sexes differ in plumage, and the tips of the bill cross.

• White-chinned Prinia Schistolais leucopogon

  This prinia uses scrub and forest edges across tropical Africa. It has a white throat and broad tail; field observations describe it in small groups among dense vegetation.

• Olive-capped Coua Coua olivaceiceps

  A coua of southwestern Madagascar. It has a greenish-gray back, brown crown and blue bare skin around the eye, and searches on the ground or in low bushes for large insects.

• Ouvea Parakeet Eunymphicus uvaeensis

  The Ouvéa Parakeet is restricted to Ouvéa Island and nests in cavities in old humid forest.

• Sultan's Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia doreya

  A forest dove ranging from Sulawesi through the Moluccas to northwestern New Guinea. The account notes that some island populations may be treated as separate species.

• Madagascar Serpent Eagle Eutriorchis astur

  The Madagascar Serpent Eagle is a bird of prey about 66 cm long. It is active by day in forests, and northeastern Madagascar is part of its native range.

• Northern Orange-tufted Sunbird Cinnyris osea

  Males show orange tufts at the sides of the chest and have a long, down-curved bill. It feeds mainly on nectar and also brings insects to its nestlings.

• Rusty-browed Warbling Finch Microspingus erythrophrys

  This small finch occurs along montane forest edges and in alder groves in Bolivia and Argentina. The male is marked by a blue-gray face and a long rusty eyebrow.

• Yellow-bellied Chat-Tyrant Silvicultrix diadema

  A small Andean bird that searches for insects in pairs in the forest understory. Its yellow eyebrow and yellowish belly stand out.

• Sao Tome Thrush Turdus olivaceofuscus

  The São Tomé Thrush lives in forests on São Tomé. It searches among leaf litter, where beetles, snails, worms, and fruit have been recorded in its diet.

• Falkland Steamer Duck Tachyeres brachypterus

  The Falkland Steamer Duck is a marine duck endemic to the Falkland Islands, with short wings and a heavy build. It feeds along rocky coasts and may gather in pairs or small groups in sheltered bays.

• White-browed Antbird Myrmoborus leucophrys

  This antbird occurs in southern Amazonia and along the eastern Andean slope. It forages in the understory of floodplain forest and mature second growth.

• Cream-striped Bulbul Ixos leucogrammicus

  The Cream-striped Bulbul lives in the foothills and lower mountains of western Sumatra. It searches for food in the middle and upper levels of forest and visits fruiting trees.

• Yellow-fronted Parrot Poicephalus flavifrons

  The Yellow-fronted Parrot is recognizable by its green body and yellow face and crown. Its wild diet is poorly known, though leaves, seeds, and fruit are thought to be part of it.

• Short-tailed Emerald Chlorostilbon poortmani

  The Short-tailed Emerald is recorded in Colombia's Andes. A regional bird account lists montane forest, edges, and clearings, while Gould's historical description notes its short tail.

• Red-crowned Woodpecker Melanerpes rubricapillus

  This small woodpecker has different head patterns in males and females: males have a red crown, while females have a white crown. It excavates its own tree cavity for nesting.