Meet the world’s animals.

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• Schlegel's Francolin Campocolinus schlegelii

  

  A small gamebird of Central African savanna woodland. Males show a rusty orange head and dark facial markings; the species eats leaves, seeds, grain, and caterpillars.

• Togian Golden Bulbul Hypsipetes aureus

  The Togian Golden Bulbul is restricted to Indonesia’s Togian Islands off central Sulawesi. A study comparing museum plumage, measurements, and vocal samples separated it from the related Golden Bulbul complex.

• Blood-eared Parakeet Pyrrhura hoematotis

  The Blood-eared Parakeet occurs in Venezuela's mountains. Much of its plumage is green, with reddish-brown feathers around the ears; neck and chest patterns differ by subspecies.

• Ladder-backed Woodpecker Dryobates scalaris

  This small woodpecker lives in dry places in the southwestern United States. Its back has black-and-white bars that resemble a ladder.

• Spice Imperial Pigeon Ducula myristicivora

  The Spice Imperial Pigeon is a large fruit-eating pigeon found on islands off western New Guinea. A black knob at the base of its bill and iridescent green wings help identify it.

• Reichenow's Seedeater Crithagra reichenowi

  A small East African finch of open woodland and fields. Its yellow rump and streaked breast and flanks are noticeable features.

• Scaly-crowned Honeyeater Sugomel lombokius

  This honeyeater occurs on Lombok, Sumbawa, and Flores. Some bird accounts and field studies use the former combination Lichmera lombokia; the current scientific name is Sugomel lombokius.

• Gray-capped Flycatcher Myiozetetes granadensis

  The Gray-capped Flycatcher has a bushy gray crown and bright yellow underparts. It forages at forest edges and in semi-open habitat and is widespread in Amazonia.

• White-browed Robin-Chat Cossypha heuglini

  A robin-chat of thickets and forest edges in eastern and southern Africa. Its white eyebrow and orange underparts stand out against the dark head.

• Abyssinian Owl Asio abyssinicus

  The Abyssinian Owl is a medium-sized owl with brown ear tufts edged in white and orange eyes. It occurs locally in East African highlands and feeds mainly on small mammals.

• Large-billed crow Corvus macrorhynchos

  A crow with a thick bill and a raised forehead. In Japan it occurs in forests, towns and other habitats.

• Naked-faced Spiderhunter Arachnothera clarae

  The Naked-faced Spiderhunter has a long, curved bill and orange bare skin at its base. It inhabits forest and scrub in the Philippines and favors plantain flowers.

• Apurimac Brush Finch Atlapetes forbesi

  A Peruvian brush-finch with a grey body and rufous head. It forages in Andean scrub and Polylepis woodland.

• Rufous-fronted Thornbird Phacellodomus rufifrons

  This thornbird is marked by a long tail and a rufous forehead. It occurs in open places with scattered trees.

• Black-bellied Thorntail Discosura langsdorffi

  The Black-bellied Thorntail occurs in Amazonia and in a separate range on the coast of eastern Brazil. Each region has a different subspecies.

• Dusky thrush Turdus eunomus

  In Japan it arrives in woodland in autumn and also uses fields, riverbanks and lawns in winter. It runs over the ground and repeatedly pauses.

• Dull-mantled Antbird Sipia laemosticta

  This small antbird occurs in Costa Rica and Panama. It uses dense understory in cloud forest near streams and deep ravines. Males are dark grey and rufous; females are paler.

• Gray Teal Anas gracilis

  The Gray Teal is a small duck found in Australia and nearby islands. It uses wetlands and can nest in tree hollows.

• Bluebonnet Northiella haematogaster

  This Australian parrot has a blue face and throat and a gray-brown body. Its wing colors vary among subspecies.

• Verreaux's Coua Coua verreauxi

  Verreaux's Coua lives in southwestern Madagascar. Its grey crest and blue bare skin around the eyes are distinctive, and it often spends time in trees.

• 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.

• Rufous-bellied Eagle Lophotriorchis kienerii

  The Rufous-bellied Eagle is a forest-dwelling eagle named for its rusty-colored belly. It is active by day and hunts birds and small mammals in forests and along their edges.

• Golden Tanager Tangara arthus

  The Golden Tanager combines golden plumage with a black ear patch and chestnut throat. It forages in the canopy of montane forest on the eastern Andes.

• Common Jery Neomixis tenella

  A small bird endemic to Madagascar. It uses woody habitats including forest, scrub, savanna, plantations and vegetation around villages.