Meet the world’s animals.

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• Bornean Spiderhunter Arachnothera everetti

  

  The Bornean Spiderhunter inhabits lowland and submontane forest and forest edges in Borneo. It has an olive back and streaked grey underparts, and feeds mainly on understory nectar.

• Scaly-headed Parrot Pionus maximiliani

  

  This parrot occurs in central South America. Gray, finely edged feathers mark its head, and it uses forests and dry woodland while feeding on fruits and seeds.

• Red-and-blue Lory Eos histrio

  

  A parrot with mainly red plumage and blue-purple bands on the head and chest. It occurs in Indonesia’s Talaud Islands and feeds on nectar and fruit.

• Sapphire Quail-Dove Geotrygon saphirina

  

  This dove spends much of its time near the forest floor. Its blue-gray to bronzy head and white marks around the eye stand out in evergreen forest and nearby regrowth.

• Rock Wren Salpinctes obsoletus

  

  The Rock Wren is a wren of dry rocky places in western North America. It probes rock crevices and searches for insects on the ground and among rocks.

• Western Orphean Warbler Curruca hortensis

  

  The Western Orphean Warbler is a migratory warbler that breeds around the Mediterranean. The male has a gray head and back, a white throat, and pale pinkish underparts.

• Montezuma Quail Cyrtonyx montezumae

  The Montezuma Quail lives in grasslands and oak woodland in the Mexican highlands and the southwestern United States. It digs in the ground for underground foods and nuts.

• White-faced Robin Tregellasia leucops

  The White-faced Robin was studied in tropical rainforest at Iron Range on Cape York, northern Australia. In the banding study, most recaptures were close to the release site, and some marked birds were encountered again as late as 18 years later.

• Trumpet Manucode Phonygammus keraudrenii

  The Trumpet Manucode is a bird-of-paradise of tropical forests around New Guinea. It has glossy blue-black plumage and elongated feathers around the neck and nape.

• Bahama Swallow Tachycineta cyaneoviridis

  The Bahama Swallow is most often found on Andros in the Bahamas and uses both open fields and forest.

• Striped Owl Asio clamator

  This owl has long ear tufts and vertical streaks on its body. It is active at dusk and night, hunting small animals in open country and along woodland edges.

• Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis

  A waterbird with red eyes and a slender, slightly upturned bill.

• Cream-colored Courser Cursorius cursor

  Its sandy plumage, long legs, and black-and-white eye stripe are distinctive. It runs over dry, open ground while searching for small invertebrates.

• Ash-throated Crake Mustelirallus albicollis

  This crake walks cautiously among wetland grasses and reeds while searching for insects and seeds. In Iberá, it is more often detected by its voice than seen.

• Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird Pogoniulus bilineatus

  The Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird is a small barbet, marked by a yellow rump and white facial stripes.

• Rufous Vanga Schetba rufa

  The Rufous Vanga is endemic to Madagascar and occurs mainly in rainforest below 800 metres.

• Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti

  The Chestnut-headed Bee-eater has a green body, chestnut head, yellow face and throat, and blue on the rump and lower belly. It catches flying insects in the air.

• Humboldt penguin Spheniscus humboldti

  A South American penguin recognized by a dark stripe across its white front.

• Mouse-colored Antshrike Thamnophilus murinus

  An antshrike that often forages with mixed-species flocks in the middle levels of Amazonian evergreen forest.

• Brown Woodland Warbler Phylloscopus umbrovirens

  The Brown Woodland Warbler has a brown-olive back, pale underside, and searches for insects in trees.

• Mountain Chickadee Poecile gambeli

  This small bird lives in mountains from southwestern Canada into the western United States. Its white eyebrow and black head stand out, and it moves to lower elevations in fall and winter.

• Taiwan Barbet Psilopogon nuchalis

  The Taiwan Barbet lives in Taiwan’s broadleaf forest, parks, and gardens and mainly eats fruit. A historical account quoted by the museum says it can be hard to see among leaves, while its clear call can reveal it.

• Blue-backed Manakin Chiroxiphia pareola

  The Blue-backed Manakin lives in forests of northern South America. Males have a black body, blue back, and red crown, and perform courtship dances on low perches.

• Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia

  A sandpiper that migrates from northern breeding grounds to Australia. In its Australian non-breeding range it forages in coastal and inland wetlands.