Meet the world’s animals.

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• Rufous Spinetail Synallaxis unirufa

  

  This long-tailed ovenbird lives in the understory of humid Andean forests. The account describes four regional forms, so the nominate form's color is distinguished from variation elsewhere.

• Hook-billed Hermit Glaucis dohrnii

  The Hook-billed Hermit lives in a limited part of Brazil's eastern Atlantic Forest. It drinks flower nectar and also eats small arthropods.

• Rondonia Warbling Antbird Hypocnemis ochrogyna

  This antbird occurs in the Brazilian states of Rondônia and Mato Grosso and eastern Bolivia. Males have black-and-white streaks, while females have browner heads and backs.

• Variable Hawk Geranoaetus polyosoma

  The Variable Hawk has several plumage forms. In Argentina's biodiversity account, a white tail with a broad black band is a shared field mark; the hawk searches open mountain habitats while soaring.

• Ibera Seedeater Sporophila iberaensis

  A tanager described from Corrientes in northeastern Argentina. Seasonal records also occur in Paraguay and Brazil, but a 2021 study identified the Iberá Wetlands as its only known breeding area.

• Jamaican Woodpecker Melanerpes radiolatus

  The Jamaican Woodpecker has a relatively long bill. It eats both plant and animal matter and forages by probing bark and bromeliads.

• Plain Pigeon Patagioenas inornata

  This large pigeon lives on Caribbean islands. It uses forests, wetlands, and other habitats, which differ from island to island.

• Mouse-grey Flycatcher Myiophobus crypterythrus

  This small flycatcher ranges from southwestern Colombia through western Ecuador to northwestern Peru. It is recorded in light woodland and shrubby openings.

• Cassin's Flycatcher Muscicapa cassini

  This flycatcher ranges from West Africa east to Uganda and northern Zambia. It catches flying insects around swamps and streams in humid lowland forest.

• Scimitar-billed Woodcreeper Drymornis bridgesii

  It is active by day in open woodland and the Chaco, where it searches the ground for invertebrates. Its body is about 29–35 cm long.

• Rainbow-bearded Thornbill Chalcostigma herrani

  This hummingbird occurs in the northern Andes of Colombia and Ecuador. Males have an elongated, multicoloured gorget; both sexes have white-tipped tails.

• Peruvian Warbling Antbird Hypocnemis peruviana

  It lives in western Amazonian rainforest east of the Andes. It gleans insects from the undersides of leaves and also uses forest edges and second growth near water or marshes. It has a black iris and a short tail.

• Black-chested Snake Eagle Circaetus pectoralis

  This African eagle has a black chest band and a white belly. It spots and catches snakes and other prey on the ground.

• Gray-bellied Flowerpiercer Diglossa carbonaria

  This flowerpiercer occurs in Bolivia. Its slender bill ends in a prominent hook used to pierce flowers for nectar. A 2021 field study recorded new observation sites in Potosí Department.

• Great Slaty Woodpecker Mulleripicus pulverulentus

  Described as the world's largest woodpecker, it is a large bird that moves through the canopy in small family groups.

• Banggai Fruit Dove Ptilinopus subgularis

  The Banggai Fruit Dove occurs in Indonesia's Banggai Islands.

• Suiriri Flycatcher Suiriri suiriri

  A flycatcher of dry savanna and open woodland in South America. A gray head, olive-brown back, and two gray wingbars help identify it.

• Fraser's Forest Flycatcher Fraseria ocreata

  In a survey around Korup in southwest Cameroon, Fraser’s Forest Flycatchers were found in small groups in lowland forest and at forest edges, using the middle and upper forest layers. A bird identification account describes the head and upperparts as slate-grey.

• Eastern Woodhaunter Automolus subulatus

  This woodhaunter lives in the humid forest understory of the western Amazon. It searches among leaves and epiphytes for small arthropods.

• Santa Marta Sabrewing Campylopterus phainopeplus

  This hummingbird is endemic to the Santa Marta Mountains of northeastern Colombia. It has been little studied, so much of its natural-history information comes from observations in this small range.

• Rufous-tailed Stipplethroat Epinecrophylla erythrura

  The Rufous-tailed Stipplethroat lives in lowland and foothill evergreen forest in western Amazonia. Males have a gray face, whitish streaked throat, and rufous rump and tail; females are more ochre below. It gleans insects and spiders from dead leaves. Breeding biology is poorly known.

• Crested Eagle Morphnus guianensis

  The Crested Eagle is a large raptor of mature forests and foothills in Central and South America. It often perches in the canopy and can be difficult to spot.

• Sulphur-rumped Tanager Heterospingus rubrifrons

  This tanager occurs in lowland forests from eastern Costa Rica to Panama. Its nest was described in detail for the first time from a 2023 observation in Costa Rica.

• White-spotted Woodpecker Veniliornis spilogaster

  This 16–20 cm woodpecker uses open forest and woodland and searches bark for invertebrates. Sound recordings include Ubatuba in São Paulo, Brazil.