Meet the world’s animals.

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• Black-bellied Thorntail Discosura langsdorffi

  

  The Black-bellied Thorntail occurs in Amazonia and in a separate range on the coast of eastern Brazil. Each region has a different subspecies.

• 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.

• Hoy's Screech Owl Megascops hoyi

  This owl occurs in the mountains of southern Bolivia and northwestern Argentina. It has brown, gray, and red color morphs; the brown morph is described with pale eyebrows and bold cross-hatched belly markings.

• Yellow-throated Euphonia Euphonia hirundinacea

  The Yellow-throated Euphonia lives in Central American woodland. Males have blue upperparts and bright yellow underparts, while females are more subdued green.

• White-tailed eagle Haliaeetus albicilla

  An eagle widespread in northern Eurasia. Some winter in northern Japan, while others breed in Hokkaido.

• Pale-tailed Canastero Asthenes huancavelicae

  Pale-tailed Canastero occurs in central-southern Peru. The Apurimac form usheri has pale outer tail feathers, and the species account places it in arid valleys with scattered shrubs, cacti, and trees.

• Greater Yellow Finch Sicalis auriventris

  This seed-eating finch lives in the Andes of Chile and Argentina. Adult males are yellow, while females are gray-brown.

• Nilgiri Flycatcher Eumyias albicaudatus

  The Nilgiri Flycatcher occurs in India's Western Ghats. Males are greenish indigo-blue with white patches at the tail base; females are smaller and grey-brown.

• Black-capped Pygmy Tyrant Myiornis atricapillus

  The adult male Black-capped Pygmy Tyrant has a black crown and white spectacles. The species uses humid lowland forest canopy, edges, clearings, and some second growth.

• Fasciated Antshrike Cymbilaimus lineatus

  A lowland Neotropical forest antshrike. In a study in Panama, pairs foraged in the canopy, often among large liana tangles.

• Gilded Flicker Colaptes chrysoides

  The Gilded Flicker lives in the Sonoran Desert and nearby areas of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. It nests in cacti and searches for ants on the ground.

• Purple-bibbed Whitetip Urosticte benjamini

  The Purple-bibbed Whitetip was recorded visiting flowers during camera monitoring at Un poco del Chocó reserve in Pichincha Province, Ecuador. John Gould's historical account describes Ecuadorian males and females, while a 2006 taxonomic paper revisited confusion among related forms.

• Red-bellied Fruit Dove Ptilinopus greyi

  This fruit-eating dove feeds on forest fruits. Males are green with purple markings on the forehead and belly; a survey on Pentecost also recorded it in secondary and native forest.

• Black-and-white Owl Strix nigrolineata

  The Black-and-white Owl is a nocturnal owl with bold black-and-white bars across its chest and neck.

• Japanese grosbeak Eophona personata

  A bird with a large yellow bill and clear, ringing calls.

• Griffon vulture Gyps fulvus

  A large, pale-brown vulture that feeds on animal carcasses.

• Duida Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes duidae

  Duida Woodcreeper is a woodcreeper found north of the Amazon in eastern Colombia, Ecuador, and northeastern Peru.

• White-shouldered Tanager Loriotus luctuosus

  This tanager occurs in Bolivia’s lowland forests. The male has a large white wing patch, and pairs or family groups move through the forest.

• Angola Slaty Flycatcher Dioptrornis brunneus

  This uncommon, poorly known flycatcher is endemic to Angola. The candidate name Dioptrornis brunneus is an older generic combination; current accounts use Melaenornis brunneus.

• Cinnamon-faced Tyrannulet Phylloscartes parkeri

  This small flycatcher is about 11.5 cm long. It ranges along the eastern Andean foothills of central and southeastern Peru and into adjacent northern Bolivia, using humid forest with tall canopy.

• Ochre-rumped Antbird Drymophila ochropyga

  An antbird of humid forest in Brazil. Males and females differ in head and breast markings.

• White-fronted Woodpecker Melanerpes cactorum

  The male has a white forehead and yellow throat. This woodpecker lives in southern South American habitats such as dry forest and savanna; a study documented sap feeding in Argentina's Chaco.

• Mountain Velvetbreast Lafresnaya lafresnayi

  This hummingbird is recorded around Cuenca, Ecuador. It occurs in montane scrub, riverside vegetation, and forest edges, where its curved bill helps it feed on flower nectar.

• 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.