Meet the world’s animals.

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• Monkey-eating Eagle Pithecophaga jefferyi

  

  The Philippine Eagle is a large eagle of Philippine forests, found on Luzon, Samar, Leyte and Mindanao. A pair nests in a large tree and raises one egg.

• Gray-breasted Sabrewing Campylopterus largipennis

  This hummingbird occurs in humid lowland forest in eastern Colombia and in foothill forest east of the Andes. It feeds on nectar and also sallies from a perch to catch small insects.

• Chaco Earthcreeper Tarphonomus certhioides

  This small ground-foraging bird lives in dry scrub in Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay. It feeds on arthropods and usually forages alone.

• Dinelli's Doradito Pseudocolopteryx dinelliana

  A small tyrant flycatcher with a yellow underside, it is recorded in wetlands of central Argentina toward the northwest.

• Silver-capped Fruit Dove Ptilinopus richardsii

  This fruit-eating dove lives on islands in the Solomon Islands. It stands out for its silver head and green and orange plumage.

• White-starred Robin Pogonocichla stellata

  The White-starred Robin lives in the lower growth of evergreen forests in southern Africa. White star markings on its head show when it is alarmed or excited.

• Spotted Tanager Ixothraupis punctata

  This tanager is described in a Suriname guide as a bird of the middle forest layers, seen in pairs or small groups. Its green plumage has dark edges.

• Yellow-vented Woodpecker Veniliornis dignus

  The Yellow-vented Woodpecker is a small woodpecker distributed from Venezuela through the Andes to Peru. A Colombian regional guide describes its life in mountain and secondary forest.

• Chaco Owl Strix chacoensis

  The Chaco Owl has a white facial disk edged in dark, a white crown with a brown center stripe, and dense brown barring below. It is active at dusk and night in the dry Chaco region of South America.

• Bamboo Antshrike Cymbilaimus sanctaemariae

  The Bamboo Antshrike is a bamboo specialist of southwestern Amazonia. Males are barred black and white, while females have orange-buff underparts.

• Black-eared Seedeater Crithagra mennelli

  The Black-eared Seedeater is a small, streaked finch marked by a broad black band through the eye and a white eyebrow. It feeds in miombo and mopane woodland.

• Lesser Fish Eagle Icthyophaga humilis

  A small eagle seen around rivers and lakes. Adults are marked by a white belly and yellow eyes, and the species often uses fast-flowing foothill streams.

• Rufous Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus

  The Rufous Hummingbird makes long migrations through western North America. Males are notably rufous, while females are green with rufous sides.

• Pale-browed Treehunter Cichlocolaptes leucophrus

  A foliage-gleaner recorded in humid forests of southeastern Brazil. It searches mossy limbs and branches bearing epiphytes for food.

• Rufous Twistwing Cnipodectes superrufus

  This large tyrant-flycatcher has records from Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil in southwestern Amazonia. It is strongly associated with forests dominated by Guadua bamboo, although its life history remains poorly known.

• Grenada Dove Leptotila wellsi

  The Grenada Dove is a pigeon endemic to the Caribbean island of Grenada. It forages on the ground in dry coastal and deciduous forest.

• Sentinel Rock Thrush Monticola explorator

  Males have blue-gray and orange plumage, while females are gray-brown with pale mottling. It lives in grassland and rocky slopes and forages on the ground.

• Masked Mountain Tanager Tephrophilus wetmorei

  This tanager occurs in the Andes of southern Colombia, Ecuador, and northernmost Peru. It inhabits the humid ecotone between páramo and forest.

• Elliot's Woodpecker Dendropicos elliotii

  This woodpecker occurs in forests of western and central Africa. Red on the rear crown is a male trait; females lack it.

• Palawan Scops Owl Otus fuliginosus

  The Palawan Scops Owl is a small owl of lowland forest on Palawan. It has a dark brown back and warmer, paler underparts marked with black, and it is nocturnal.

• Imeri Warbling Antbird Hypocnemis flavescens

  The Imeri Warbling Antbird is a tropical-forest antbird. A February 2017 paper reported range-extension records near El Encanto along Colombia's Putumayo River.

• Thick-billed Seedeater Crithagra burtoni

  This seed-eating bird lives in montane forests, including parts of East Africa. It has a conspicuously heavy bill and pale wingbars. The guide notes geographic variation in the pale forehead area and streaking.

• Variable Goshawk Tachyspiza hiogaster

  The Variable Goshawk occurs across Wallacea, New Guinea, and nearby island groups. It hunts from perches, diving on prey such as lizards; plumage and diet vary by region.

• Bee Hummingbird Mellisuga helenae

  The Bee Hummingbird is described as the world's smallest bird. Males have iridescent throat feathers, and the birds visit flowers for nectar in Cuba.