Meet the world’s animals.
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- Siberian blue robin Luscinia cyane
Photo: JJ Harrison (https://www.jjharrison.com.au/) · CC BY-SA 3.0 A bird of shaded forest undergrowth whose male has a blue back.
- Streak-necked Flycatcher Mionectes striaticollis
The Streak-necked Flycatcher lives in Andean forests. A white mark behind the eye and dark streaks on its yellow underside help identify it; the account reports foraging along forest edges and in second growth.
- Cinereous Antshrike Thamnomanes caesius
The Cinereous Antshrike is a small antbird about 14.5 cm long. It forages in the middle levels of Amazonian forest and is usually found with a mixed-species feeding flock.
- Yellow-eared Woodpecker Veniliornis maculifrons
A small, short-billed woodpecker associated with humid forest, forest edges, and second growth.
- Glittering-throated Emerald Chionomesa fimbriata
This hummingbird is widespread across northern South America. It has a glittering green throat and a white stripe down the center of its belly. It feeds on nectar and occurs in forest, scrub, savanna, gardens, and other settings.
- Enggano Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia cinnamomea
This cuckoo-dove occurs on Enggano Island southwest of Sumatra. It has reddish-brown, scaly plumage and uses the middle and lower levels of forest.
- Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata
A medium-sized eagle. Adults have dark brown upperparts and a white, dark-streaked underside; juveniles are much paler.
- 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.
- Palm Tanager Thraupis palmarum
This tanager ranges widely through Central and South America. In Bolivia it occurs in forest and palm groves as well as cultivated land and urban parks.
- Rufous-throated Flycatcher Ficedula rufigula
This small flycatcher is endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia. It searches the lower forest growth for small invertebrates.
- Common Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum cinereum
The Common Tody-Flycatcher is a small bird. In Bolivia, records place it in lowland woodland and scrub, where it searches leaves for small animals.
- Chestnut-backed Antshrike Thamnophilus palliatus
The Chestnut-backed Antshrike is recorded from southeastern Peru through Bolivia and Brazil. It occurs at forest edges and in secondary growth.
- Grey-and-buff Woodpecker Hemicircus concretus
This small woodpecker searches among branches and leaves for invertebrates in humid forests.
- Peruvian Piedtail Phlogophilus harterti
The Peruvian Piedtail is a hummingbird endemic to Peru. Its account places it in montane forest on the eastern slope of the Andes.
- Oberholser's Fruit Dove Ptilinopus gularis
Oberholser's Fruit Dove is a dove of Sulawesi. A survey in Gorontalo found it associated with forest compared with coconut farms.
- Rufous-thighed Hawk Accipiter erythronemius
The Rufous-thighed Hawk is a small raptor of forests and wooded savannas. A breeding study in Brazil and Argentina recorded high nests in conifers and birds as the main prey.
- Chestnut-winged Cinclodes Cinclodes albidiventris
This ovenbird relative forages on foot in open grassland and sparse scrub at high elevations. The Peru species account gives a range extending into Colombia and Ecuador.
- Nicaraguan Seed Finch Sporophila nuttingi
This finch is recorded in Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama. It uses grassland near shallow water or secondary forest and feeds mainly on grass seeds.
- White-crowned Wheatear Oenanthe leucopyga
The White-crowned Wheatear is a black-and-white desert bird that watches for prey from a perch before dropping to the ground.
- Piratic Flycatcher Legatus leucophaius
This small tyrant flycatcher ranges from Mexico through much of South America. It uses forest edges and open or cultivated places with tall trees, often staying high in the canopy.
- Planalto Slaty Antshrike Thamnophilus pelzelni
The Planalto Slaty Antshrike is an antbird of the lower forest layers in Brazil. A 2015 record from Sergipe described a nest at a forest edge where both sexes incubated and fed the chick.
- Darjeeling Woodpecker Dendrocopos darjellensis
A boldly marked woodpecker of high-elevation Himalayan foothill forest. Its belly is finely yellow-streaked, and males have a red patch on the rear crown.
- Blue-mantled Thornbill Chalcostigma stanleyi
This hummingbird occurs in the high Andes of Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. It uses humid scrub, Polylepis woodland and open areas with short grass.
- Scheepmaker's Crowned Pigeon Goura scheepmakeri
Scheepmaker’s crowned pigeon is a large pigeon with a lacy blue crest and deep maroon chest. It lives in lowland forests of south-eastern New Guinea.