Meet the world’s animals.

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• Fiji Bush Warbler Horornis ruficapilla

  

  The Fiji Bush Warbler is endemic to Fiji and lives in dense undergrowth in mountain forest. General descriptions show a dark chestnut head, while the Kadavu form has a broad pale eyebrow.

• Thick-billed Honeyguide Indicator conirostris

  

  This honeyguide is associated with forest in West Africa. A Cameroon tour report recorded one individual each on Mount Cameroon and Mount Kupe.

• Eyrean Grasswren Amytornis goyderi

  

  This grasswren occurs in Australia's inland dune country. A 2021–2022 study reported records outside its previously known range and persistence at sites without Sandhill Canegrass.

• Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis

  

  The Great Shearwater breeds on South Atlantic islands and moves to the North Atlantic during boreal summer.

• Major Mitchell's Cockatoo Cacatua leadbeateri

  

  Major Mitchell's Cockatoo is a white and pink cockatoo with a large crest. When raised, the crest shows red-pink and orange bands. The bird lives in Australia's dry interior.

• White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis

  

  A North American nuthatch that searches bark as it moves along trunks and branches.

• 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.

• Blue-headed Fantail Rhipidura cyaniceps

  A fantail of forest understory on Luzon and Catanduanes in the Philippines. It catches insects in the forest and sometimes joins mixed-species flocks.

• Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea

  The Scarlet Tanager is a migratory North American bird whose breeding male is red and black and whose female is yellow-green. It moves to northern South America for winter.

• Rosy Minivet Pericrocotus roseus

  A minivet with rosy patches. Chinese populations migrate, while some birds in other populations also move seasonally.

• Moluccan Starling Aplonis mysolensis

  This starling has black plumage with green-purple gloss and a long tail. It occurs on the Moluccas and western Papuan islands and often feeds on fruit in flocks.

• Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumenifer

  This large stork lives south of the Sahara in Africa. It scavenges in grasslands and savannas and may also search for food around villages and rubbish dumps. Sparse head and neck feathers and a large throat pouch give it a distinctive profile.

• Gray Thrasher Toxostoma cinereum

  This large thrasher is endemic to Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula. Its long tail and spotted breast stand out, and it forages mainly on the ground in cactus desert.

• Dusky Lark Pinarocorys nigricans

  This lark migrates from breeding areas in central Africa to southern Africa. It forages on the ground in open savanna and woodland, eating insects and some seeds.

• Grey Shrikethrush Colluricincla harmonica

  The Grey Shrikethrush varies in color across its range, from gray to brown. It searches for food on the ground and on tree trunks and branches in Australian forests and woodlands.

• Tawny Grassbird Megalurus timoriensis

  The Tawny Grassbird hides among grasses and shrubs. This entry presents behaviour recorded by a local field guide on Cebu in the Philippines.

• Rock Tapaculo Scytalopus petrophilus

  This tapaculo occurs in the mountains of Minas Gerais in southeastern Brazil. Its 2010 description reports habitat ranging from open rocky shrubland to forest on steep slopes.

• Buff-throated Purpletuft Iodopleura pipra

  This small bird inhabits Brazil’s eastern Atlantic Forest. Field observations report male flank tufts and feeding and nesting activity at forest edges.

• Sunda Crow Corvus enca

  The Sunda Crow is a black crow with a slender bill and a purplish sheen. On Borneo it also occurs along forest edges and near the coast.

• Chestnut-breasted Munia Lonchura castaneothorax

  This small bird is marked by its chestnut breast. In its native range, it moves in flocks and eats grass seeds and winged termites.

• Chapman's Swift Chaetura chapmani

  This small, sooty-colored swift catches insects while flying above forests and forest edges.

• Tawny-breasted Honeyeater Xanthotis flaviventer

  The Tawny-breasted Honeyeater occurs on New Guinea and nearby islands and in northeastern Australia. It uses forest, mangroves and edges, locally to about 1,500 m.

• Dusky-backed Jacamar Brachygalba salmoni

  The male has greenish-black upperparts and chest that contrast with its cinnamon underside. The female has a buff-colored throat.

• Slate-throated Gnatcatcher Polioptila schistaceigula

  This small bird occurs in Panama, Colombia, and Ecuador. Males and females have different white markings around the eyes, and the species lives in moist lowland forest.