Meet the world’s animals.

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• Mindoro Boobook Ninox mindorensis

  

  This owl occurs in forest and wooded areas on Mindoro. One source describes the island population under its former subspecies treatment.

• Buff-bellied Hermit Phaethornis subochraceus

  This hermit was documented in lowland forest studies in Bolivia. It foraged in low vegetation, and researchers recorded it taking insects from foliage in the dry season.

• Klages's Antwren Myrmotherula klagesi

  This small antwren lives in the canopy of lowland floodplain forest in northern Brazil. Males are black and white; females have buff streaks.

• Orange-billed Lorikeet Neopsittacus pullicauda

  This small lorikeet lives in New Guinea's mountain forests. It feeds on nectar, pollen, and fruit, and its head and belly colors vary somewhat by subspecies.

• Dark-winged Canastero Asthenes arequipae

  Dark-winged Canastero is an Andean species recognized after a former broad species was split. One bird recorded in Chile had a rufous rump and vent.

• Grey parrot Psittacus erithacus

  An African forest parrot with grey plumage and a striking bright red tail.

• Sunda Teal Anas gibberifrons

  The Sunda Teal is a small duck of wetlands around Indonesia and Timor. A small bump on the forehead helps distinguish it from similar teals.

• Golden-collared Woodpecker Veniliornis cassini

  This small woodpecker occurs in northern Amazonia and nearby forest regions. The male's red crown and yellow wing spots, along with barred underparts in both sexes, help identify it.

• Streaky Seedeater Crithagra striolata

  The Streaky Seedeater is a stocky finch with heavy streaking over pale ochre to whitish underparts. It mainly picks small seeds from the ground or vegetation.

• Clapperton's Francolin Pternistis clappertoni

  This francolin lives in sub-Saharan Africa, using grassland and dry scrub among other open habitats. It may be seen in groups and eats seeds, berries, insects, and molluscs.

• Rufous-backed Thrush Turdus rufopalliatus

  It resembles an American Robin but lacks a white eye-ring, and has rufous on the back and wings. It often hides in woods and dense thickets.

• Black-naped Fruit Dove Ptilinopus melanospilus

  This fruit-eating dove is marked by a black band on the back of the neck. It feeds in the canopy and helps disperse plant seeds.

• Slate-colored Hawk Buteogallus schistaceus

  The Slate-colored Hawk lives in Amazonia. Adults are dark gray, with a red face and legs and a white tail band. It searches for prey in forests near water, and one observation records it catching a fish.

• Lemon-browed Flycatcher Conopias cinchoneti

  This tyrant flycatcher is recorded in humid montane forest on Peru's eastern Andean slope. The Peru account gives an elevational range of 800–1,950 m and notes that it also occurs in Colombia and Ecuador.

• Brazilian Tanager Ramphocelus bresilia

  Males are bright red and females are brownish. The species occurs in the Atlantic Forest of eastern Brazil; the diet records come from a study in one reserve in Rio de Janeiro state.

• Tanimbar Flycatcher Ficedula riedeli

  A flycatcher of the Tanimbar Islands, Indonesia, using both primary and secondary lowland forest. The adult's white eyebrow and richer rufous breast are noted as identification characters.

• Sahul Brush Cuckoo Cacomantis variolosus

  The Sahul Brush Cuckoo often waits quietly on a branch for hairy caterpillars and other insects. It lays eggs in other birds’ nests, leaving the hosts to raise its young.

• Speckled Boobook Ninox punctulata

  The Speckled Boobook occurs on Sulawesi and nearby islands. It is active at night and is mainly associated with forest.

• Blue-throated Starfrontlet Coeligena helianthea

  The Blue-throated Starfrontlet lives in mountain forest in Colombia's Eastern Andes. Males have an iridescent blue throat and green body; females are less vivid. It feeds on nectar and also catches insects.

• Spot-winged Antshrike Pygiptila stellaris

  The Spot-winged Antshrike forages in Amazonian forest. Males and females have different plumage, and the bird may move through the midstory and canopy with mixed-species flocks.

• Blue-rumped Parrot Psittinus cyanurus

  The Blue-rumped Parrot lives in forests of the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo. Males and females differ in head and back colors.

• Amazonian Plain Xenops Xenops genibarbis

  Xenops genibarbis is an Amazonian lowland woodcreeper. The nominate subspecies account describes a short, slightly upturned bill and pale eyebrow.

• Black-headed Parrot Pionites melanocephalus

  The Black-headed Parrot lives in humid forests and forest edges of northern South America and eats plant foods such as fruit.

• Madagascar Pochard Aythya innotata

  The Madagascar Pochard is a small brown diving duck. It spends much of its time on the water and dives to find food below the surface.