Meet the world’s animals.

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• Black-faced Tanager Schistochlamys melanopis

  

  This tanager occurs in forest edges and secondary vegetation on the eastern Andes of Peru. Adults are gray with a broad black mark from the face to the upper chest.

• Ashy Cisticola Cisticola cinereolus

  This cisticola is about 13–14 cm long. The account lists acacia woodland and thornbush, with ground foraging for invertebrates. Sound recordings include the Amboseli area in Kenya.

• Natal Francolin Pternistis natalensis

  The Natal Francolin is a ground-dwelling bird with red legs and bold black-and-white barring. Small groups occur around rocky ground and thickets near water in southern Africa.

• St Vincent Amazon Amazona guildingii

  A large parrot of St. Vincent's tropical rainforest. Its plumage combines blue, green, orange, and other bright colors, and it eats nuts and fruit.

• Red-breasted Sapsucker Sphyrapicus ruber

  This woodpecker has a scarlet head and a black-and-white checkerboard back. It drills rows of shallow sap wells in trees and occurs in forests of the Sierra Nevada and Pacific Coast.

• Ring-necked Dove Streptopelia capicola

  The Ring-necked Dove has a black half-collar on the back of its neck. It is often alone or in pairs but may form large flocks around food or water.

• Western Citril Crithagra frontalis

  The Western Citril is recorded in this study from western Kenya. Males have a bright yellow eyebrow that wraps around the forehead and separates the bill from the streaked crown.

• Olive-streaked Flycatcher Mionectes olivaceus

  This flycatcher occurs in montane forest on the eastern Andean slope. The Peru Aves account says it forages at different heights along forest edges and in second growth.

• Yellow-footed Flycatcher Muscicapa sethsmithi

  This flycatcher was recorded in the Korup area of southwestern Cameroon. The 1994 study reports it in treefall gaps and small forest clearings, alone or in pairs.

• Pacific Pygmy Owl Glaucidium peruanum

  The Pacific Pygmy Owl occurs in gray-brown and rufous color forms. It ranges along the western Andes of South America and is most active around dusk and at night.

• Northern Barred Woodcreeper Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae

  A large woodcreeper of humid forests from southern Mexico through Central America to northwestern South America. It favors forest interiors but also occurs at edges and in mature secondary growth.

• Red-billed Emerald Chlorostilbon gibsoni

  This small hummingbird occurs in dry woodland and scrub in Colombia and western Venezuela. The male is emerald green with a red lower bill.

• Yellow-legged Thrush Turdus flavipes

  This thrush occurs widely in South America. An island study by the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro reports it in lowlands during the coldest months and conspicuous near mountaintops in spring and summer on Bom Jesus Island.

• Pearly Antshrike Megastictus margaritatus

  An antshrike of Amazonian lowland forest. The sexes have different plumage, and records also come from northeastern and east-central Peru.

• Canvasback Aythya valisineria

  A diving duck that breeds on North American lakes and marshes. In winter it gathers on fresh and coastal waters to find aquatic plant roots and tubers.

• Jonquil Parrot Aprosmictus jonquillaceus

  The Jonquil Parrot comprises two subspecies on Timor, Roti, and Wetar. A male of the nominate subspecies is green with a blue rump and red wing patches, and the species uses woodland and Acacia savanna.

• Lesser cuckoo Cuculus poliocephalus

  A cuckoo visiting Japanese mountain forests, where the male’s loud call carries through the trees.

• Roadside Hawk Rupornis magnirostris

  The Roadside Hawk is a small raptor of forests and open areas in Central and South America.

• Blue-black Grassquit Volatinia jacarina

  The Blue-black Grassquit is a small bird found widely in grasslands and farmland from Mexico to South America. During courtship, the male jumps upward and reveals white shoulder patches.

• Ashy Tailorbird Orthotomus ruficeps

  The male Ashy Tailorbird has slate-gray plumage, a rufous-chestnut face, and a white belly. In Singapore it is seen most often in mangroves, but also in swamp forest and coastal scrub.

• Red-wing Francolin Scleroptila levaillantii

  The Red-wing Francolin lives in scattered grassland populations in eastern and southern Africa. It has a rufous head and neck and mottled plumage.

• Spectacled Parrotlet Forpus conspicillatus

  The Spectacled Parrotlet has three subspecies. In the nominate subspecies, males have blue-purple markings around the eye, on the wings and rump; these areas are green in females.

• Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus canicapillus

  A small woodpecker with a gray head that searches bark and branches for insects. It uses habitats with trees, from woodland to gardens.

• Papuan Mountain Pigeon Gymnophaps albertisii

  The red bare skin around its eyes and gray head help identify this pigeon. It is active by day and eats fruit in New Guinea’s mountain forests.