Meet the world’s animals.
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- Indian Spotted Eagle Clanga hastata
Photo: Ikshan Ganpathi · CC BY-SA 4.0 The Indian Spotted Eagle is a raptor of lowland South Asia. It nests in trees or groves within cultivated areas and gardens; in one study in northwest India, most prey delivered to nests were rodents.
- Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus
A large owl widespread in North America, recognized by its earlike feather tufts and yellow eyes. It uses forests, wetlands, grasslands, and even green spaces in towns.
- Golden-green Woodpecker Piculus chrysochloros
This woodpecker lives in the subcanopy of Amazonian forest. Adult males have red on the head, while females lack red there.
- Pink-rumped Rosefinch Carpodacus waltoni
A rosefinch found in central China and Tibet. It uses open areas such as forest edges and shrubby expanses.
- Polynesian Ground Dove Pampusana erythroptera
The Polynesian Ground Dove is a ground-dwelling pigeon of the Tuamotu Islands. It hides in dense cover and bursts out with loud wingbeats when disturbed.
- Caura Antbird Myrmelastes caurensis
The male has red eyes and an entirely dark bill. The species ranges from southern Venezuela to northern Amazonas, Brazil, and searches for arthropods around open forest understorey and large boulders.
- Inambari Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes fatimalimae
The Inambari Woodcreeper occurs in western Amazonia south of the Amazon River. Long pale streaks run from its throat to its vent, while the upperparts are nearly unmarked. It uses lowland and foothill forest, often high in the trees with mixed flocks.
- Sickle-winged Chat Emarginata sinuata
A sickle-shaped outer wing tip and a dark triangle at the end of the tail help identify this chat. It searches the ground for invertebrates and also eats fruit.
- Grenada Flycatcher Myiarchus nugator
This flycatcher occurs on Grenada. It feeds on insects in forest, secondary growth, open woodland, and scrub; a song record is listed from Mt Hartmann Estate.
- Green Mango Anthracothorax viridis
The Green Mango is emerald green in both sexes, with a rounded tail that has a blue sheen. It lives in Puerto Rico's mountain forests and shade-coffee plantations, feeding on nectar and small invertebrates.
- Buff-throated Saltator Saltator maximus
This bird lives in humid forests from Central America into northern South America. It has a green back, white eyebrow, and pale throat edged in black, and feeds on fruit and insects in the lower vegetation.
- Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus
The Broad-winged Hawk is a small, stocky raptor with black-and-white tail bands. During migration it forms large flocks.
- 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.
- 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.
- Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
A finch of North American conifer forests. Its crossed bill opens cones to reach seeds, and it moves in search of cone crops.
- Crimson-crowned Fruit Dove Ptilinopus porphyraceus
The Crimson-crowned Fruit Dove has a gray-green head and breast set against a violet crown patch.
- Rufous-tailed Antbird Drymophila genei
This antbird has a dark head and rufous-brown tail. In southeastern Brazil's montane forest, it searches among bamboo and vines for insects.
- Great Rufous Woodcreeper Xiphocolaptes major
This woodcreeper has a large, strong bill. It climbs tree trunks while searching for insects in forests of central South America.
- Nicobar Jungle Flycatcher Rhinomyias nicobaricus
The Nicobar Jungle Flycatcher (Cyornis nicobaricus) is endemic to the southern Nicobar Islands. It is dark brown above, with a buff eye-ring; the whitish underside has a mottled breast-band. It lives in forest and feeds on invertebrates.
- Pacific Elaenia Myiopagis subplacens
This small tyrant flycatcher ranges through the Tumbesian region of western Ecuador and northwestern Peru. A broad white eyebrow and yellow crown patch help identify it.
- Black-throated Hermit Phaethornis atrimentalis
This hermit hummingbird lives in the forest understory of Amazonian areas and along humid forest edges in the Andean foothills. Its long, slightly curved bill and black throat stand out.
- Band-tailed Seedeater Catamenia analis
The Band-tailed Seedeater is a small bird whose male has blue-gray plumage and a white tail band. It feeds in dry montane scrub and other open habitats.
- Red Kite Milvus milvus
Adults have a reddish-brown body and a deeply forked tail. They glide through the air and mainly feed on carrion.
- Southern White-faced Owl Ptilopsis granti
The Southern White-faced Owl is a nocturnal owl of dry habitats in eastern and southern Africa.