Meet the world’s animals.

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• Guadalupe Murrelet Synthliboramphus hypoleucus

  

  This small seabird is dark above and white below. It nests on islands off western Baja California and differs from Scripps's Murrelet by having more white around the eye.

• Crested ibis Nipponia nippon

  

  A wetland bird whose pink flight feathers show when it flies.

• Philippine Oriole Oriolus steerii

  

  The Philippine Oriole occurs in the Philippines and is found in forest from lowlands to foothills, including forest edges.

• Grey-hooded Fulvetta Fulvetta cinereiceps

  

  The Grey-hooded Fulvetta searches for insects in the undergrowth of Chinese mountain forests and bamboo thickets, usually in small flocks. Under the current species treatment, it occurs in China.

• Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger

  

  Its breeding plumage is glossy black, and it inhabits wetlands from the Indian subcontinent east to Java. It dives to catch fish.

• Buff-browed Chachalaca Ortalis superciliaris

  

  This chachalaca occurs in lowland northeastern Brazil south of the Amazon. A pale eyebrow and chestnut outer tail feathers help distinguish it.

• Sumatran Drongo Dicrurus sumatranus

  The Sumatran Drongo lives in humid forests on Sumatra and catches insects by sallying from a perch. This account places the former Mentawai subspecies with Hair-crested Drongo.

• Red-billed Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus ochraceiceps

  The Red-billed Scimitar Babbler is a forest bird with a long, curved red bill and a prominent white eyebrow.

• Slaty-breasted Tinamou Crypturellus boucardi

  The Slaty-breasted Tinamou searches for fruits, seeds, and ants on the floor of wet forest. Its breast is dark gray, its throat is white, and females have bars on their wings.

• Black-breasted Weaver Ploceus benghalensis

  The Black-breasted Weaver lives in freshwater wetlands with grass and reedbeds. It is active on the ground by day and feeds mainly on seeds.

• Spot-tailed Nightjar Hydropsalis maculicaudus

  Spot-tailed Nightjars rest on the ground or low branches by day and become active around dusk and at night. Adult males show white tips on the outer tail feathers; the species ranges from southeastern Mexico to Paraguay.

• Black-throated Sunbird Aethopyga saturata

  Male Black-throated Sunbirds have a black throat and breast, a maroon back, and a purple iridescent head. They use forests and forest edges and feed mainly on nectar.

• Ashy Storm Petrel Hydrobates homochroa

  This small seabird uses the cool waters off California. It feeds close to the sea surface and breeds on islands from central California to northern Baja.

• Fuertes's Parrot Hapalopsittaca fuertesi

  Fuertes's Parrot is an Andean parrot recognized by its turquoise nape and canopy feeding. Its documented range is concentrated on the western slope of Colombia’s Central Andes.

• Flame-headed Fig Parrot Psittaculirostris desmarestii

  The Flame-headed Fig Parrot is a small New Guinea parrot with orange, blue, and green markings around the head and face. It favors figs.

• Little Green Pigeon Treron olax

  This small pigeon eats fruit in the canopy. The male has a slate-gray head and maroon wings, while the female is greener.

• Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis

  A striking blue bird of open habitats in India. It scans for insects from exposed branches or power lines.

• Coraya Wren Pheugopedius coraya

  This wren occurs in northern South America. It has a rufous-brown body with black-and-white markings on the head and tail, and searches for food in riverside forest undergrowth.

• Asian Desert Warbler Curruca nana

  The Asian Desert Warbler is a small, sandy-brown warbler. In the UAE it is seen mainly in winter or while passing through, in dry places with sparse plants.

• Chestnut Wood Quail Odontophorus hyperythrus

  The Chestnut Wood-Quail lives in the understory of humid montane forest in Colombia. Its chestnut and black mottling is set off by a white throat and red forehead patch.

• Yellow-legged Flyrobin Microeca griseoceps

  The Yellow-legged Flyrobin is recorded in New Guinea’s mid-montane rainforest and on Australia’s Cape York Peninsula. The Birds Queensland account uses the name Kempiella griseoceps, while the pool lists Microeca griseoceps.

• Lesser Bird-of-paradise Paradisaea minor

  The Lesser Bird of Paradise lives in forests of northwestern New Guinea. Males court females with vivid colors and long ornamental plumes.

• Black-winged stilt Himantopus himantopus

  A black-and-white bird that wades through shallow water on long legs.

• American Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota

  A swallow that builds gourd-shaped mud nests in colonies on cliffs and beneath bridges.