Meet the world’s animals.

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• Heart-spotted Woodpecker Hemicircus canente

  

  A woodpecker with a large head and short, rounded tail, it searches humid forest and bamboo for ants, termites, and other insects.

• White-throated Hawk Buteo albigula

  The White-throated Hawk has brown-and-white plumage with chestnut on the neck and chest. In Argentina it is recorded in Andean-Patagonian forest and the northwest.

• Rufous-capped Spinetail Synallaxis ruficapilla

  The Rufous-capped Spinetail occurs in dense thickets and forest edges from eastern Brazil into neighboring countries. It hops on the ground and, when disturbed, flies to the nearest thicket.

• Equatorial Akalat Sheppardia aequatorialis

  The Equatorial Akalat is a small bird of humid mountain forests in central and eastern Africa. It is about 12–13 cm long, weighs 16.8–18 g and feeds mainly on invertebrates.

• Berylline Hummingbird Saucerottia beryllina

  This hummingbird is common in Mexico's uplands. It strays north into Arizona in summer and feeds on nectar while hovering at flowers.

• Many-colored Fruit Dove Ptilinopus perousii

  The Many-colored Fruit Dove is a small, compact dove with differences between the sexes. In island forests it feeds mainly on figs and gathers at fruiting trees.

• Eye-ringed Flatbill Rhynchocyclus brevirostris

  The Eye-ringed Flatbill ranges from Central America to northwestern Colombia. It is greenish olive with a prominent white eye-ring and broad flat bill. It perches in the middle canopy of damp and cloud forest and feeds mostly on arthropods.

• Chestnut-breasted Mountain Finch Poospizopsis caesar

  This finch-like tanager occurs in the southern Peruvian Andes. It forages in semi-humid scrub, and its white throat and eyebrow contrast with a chestnut breast.

• Knysna Woodpecker Campethera notata

  This woodpecker is endemic to coastal South Africa. Its green back and wings have yellow marks, while the whitish underside has large black spots. It searches for ants in forest and dense scrub.

• Papuan Eagle Harpyopsis novaeguineae

  A large eagle of New Guinea’s forests, it hunts arboreal cuscuses and other animals.

• Slender-billed Miner Geositta tenuirostris

  This miner walks over rocky high-altitude grasslands in the Andes, searching for food on the ground. It is recorded at 3,000–4,000 m in northwestern Argentina.

• White-throated Robin Irania gutturalis

  Males stand out for a white throat and orange-red underparts. The species breeds in dry uplands and scrub of Southwest Asia and migrates to East Africa.

• Indigo-capped Hummingbird Saucerottia cyanifrons

  This small hummingbird is described as endemic to Colombia. It has an iridescent indigo crown, green upperparts, and pale underparts, and feeds on nectar and small insects. The source uses the older generic combination Amazilia cyanifrons.

• European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur

  A small dove seen in Britain in spring and summer. Its chestnut-and-black mottled back and ground-feeding habits make it distinctive.

• Grey-hooded Flycatcher Mionectes rufiventris

  This flycatcher breeds in forests of southeastern Brazil. Records from Minas Gerais describe nests hanging over small streams from roots or fern leaves, and blue-toned plumage in young birds near fledging.

• Shining Honeycreeper Cyanerpes lucidus

  Males are purple with a black throat and yellow legs, while females have green upperparts and a greenish-blue head. The bird feeds on nectar, berries, and insects in the canopy and at forest edges.

• African Piculet Sasia africana

  A tiny woodpecker of humid forests in western, central, and eastern Africa. It searches low forest layers for wood-boring beetle larvae and other insects.

• Henst's Goshawk Astur henstii

  A large hawk 52–62 cm long. It lives in Madagascar's forests, including eastern rainforest and western dry forest. It is active by day and hunts vertebrates.

• Black-throated Thistletail Asthenes harterti

  This thistletail occurs along upper Yungas forest edges and in bamboo scrub near the treeline in Bolivia.

• Variable Wheatear Oenanthe picata

  Male Variable Wheatears occur in several black-and-white plumage forms, and females also vary in color. In southern Kazakhstan, the species breeds in dry mountains and along river cliffs.

• Royal Sunangel Heliangelus regalis

  This small hummingbird occurs in the Andes of Ecuador and Peru. Males are deep blue, while females are green with cinnamon-colored underparts.

• Black Wood Pigeon Columba janthina

  The Black Wood Pigeon is Japan's largest pigeon. It is blackish purple with a green sheen around the neck.

• Paramo Ground Tyrant Muscisaxicola alpinus

  The University of Azuay's account of the Cajas massif records this ground tyrant in páramo and grazed grassland. It walks over open ground on long legs and eats arthropods.

• Chestnut-bellied Seed Finch Sporophila angolensis

  This seed finch is recorded in Amazonia, including Bolivia. It forages in tall grass by rivers, overgrown fallow fields, and scrub, and males and females look quite different.