Meet the world’s animals.

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• Crimson-backed Tanager Ramphocelus dimidiatus

  

  Males are red with black wings and tail and a thick, silvery lower bill. Females are duller reddish brown. Small groups use open lowland scrub and second-growth forest, feeding on fruit and insects.

• Cloud Cisticola Cisticola textrix

  This small cisticola lives in grasslands of southern Africa. The western Cape nominate form has streaking on the underside that can help identify it.

• Gray Peacock-Pheasant Polyplectron bicalcaratum

  A pheasant whose male has rows of eye-like spots on its tail and wings. It lives in evergreen forests of South and Southeast Asia.

• Tui Parakeet Brotogeris sanctithomae

  The Tui Parakeet is a green parrot with a yellow patch on its forehead. It occurs in several parts of South America and uses wooded habitats near water.

• Grey-headed Woodpecker Picus canus

  The Grey-headed Woodpecker has a green body and grey head. In India’s Great Himalayan National Park, it is described feeding on ants and insects, as well as fruit in winter.

• Oriental turtle dove Streptopelia orientalis

  A dove of East Asian woods, farmland and towns. In Japan, fine striped patches on the sides of the neck help identify it.

• Brown-capped Rosy Finch Leucosticte australis

  The Brown-capped Rosy-Finch breeds high in the central Rocky Mountains and descends to nearby lower elevations in winter to find seeds and insects. Males show pinkish markings on the wings and rump that are less evident in females.

• White-banded Tyrannulet Mecocerculus stictopterus

  The White-banded Tyrannulet is a small bird of Andean forests. Its white eyebrow and two wing-bars stand out as it searches among leaves for small invertebrates.

• Karoo Chat Emarginata schlegelii

  This chat lives in semi-desert shrubland in southwestern Africa. It has a gray back, white underside, and white outer tail feathers, and catches insects in short flights.

• New Britain Boobook Ninox odiosa

  Adult New Britain Boobooks have reddish-brown upperparts and yellow-orange eyes; females are larger than males. They are nocturnal, living alone or in pairs and hunting from forest perches.

• Chilean Seaside Cinclodes Cinclodes nigrofumosus

  The Chilean Seaside Cinclodes is endemic to Chile and mainly uses rocky shores, sometimes foraging on sandy beaches. It uses marine foods but has also been reported drinking fresh water.

• Violet-capped Woodnymph Thalurania glaucopis

  The male has a violet-blue crown and green body. Nests have been documented in forests of southeastern Brazil.

• Chinese Blackbird Turdus mandarinus

  A 2024 study examined male Chinese Blackbirds in Nanjing and analyzed songs that mimicked cuckoo calls. The study population belonged to the urban subspecies T. m. mandarinus in eastern China.

• Dot-backed Antbird Hylophylax punctulatus

  This small antbird inhabits Amazonian lowland forest, especially in northeastern Peru. It searches for food along stream edges and within the forest.

• Swan Goose Anser cygnoides

  A long-necked goose with brown wings. Wild Asian populations graze near wetlands and migrate with the seasons.

• Maroon Shining Parrot Prosopeia tabuensis

  A parrot of Fiji's forests, notable for reddish plumage and green wings. Fine details of its coloration vary by subspecies.

• Buff-headed Coucal Centropus milo

  The Buff-headed Coucal is a large coucal of the Solomon Islands' humid forests. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a black body with a buff head and chest.

• White-bellied Sea Eagle Icthyophaga leucogaster

  A large raptor with a white head, rump, and underparts and dark grey back and wings. It flies near coasts and other waters and feeds largely on aquatic animals.

• Cochabamba Mountain Finch Poospiza garleppi

  This small finch occurs in the mountains around Cochabamba, Bolivia, including shrub-filled ravines and Polylepis woodland.

• Pale Prinia Prinia somalica

  This slender prinia inhabits dry grassland and scrub in East Africa. It has grey-brown upperparts, pale underparts and a long tail, and is often seen in pairs.

• Hainan Hill Partridge Arborophila ardens

  The Hainan Hill Partridge is a pheasant-family bird found only on Hainan Island, where it lives in remaining mountain evergreen forests.

• St Lucia Amazon Amazona versicolor

  The St Lucia Amazon is a large parrot found only on Saint Lucia. It uses the forest canopy.

• Golden-naped Woodpecker Melanerpes chrysauchen

  Adult males have a golden forehead and nape with a red crown; females lack the red on the head. The Costa Rican account describes family groups in humid forest.

• Madagascar Turtle Dove Nesoenas picturatus

  The Madagascar Turtle Dove varies among Indian Ocean islands. In Seychelles, a smaller native form with a purple head occurs alongside a larger, grey-headed form introduced from Madagascar.