Meet the world’s animals.

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• Scaled Metaltail Metallura aeneocauda

  

  This small hummingbird lives in humid highland forest on the eastern Andes. Adult males and females differ in tail and throat color.

• Brown-eared bulbul Hypsipetes amaurotis

  

  A bird found among trees in Japanese woods and towns. A brown area behind the eye and across the cheek is a useful identifying feature.

• Brown-crowned Tchagra Tchagra australis

  

  This bushshrike has a pale eyebrow and rufous wings. It searches for insects near the ground in scrub and open woodland.

• Black-eared Hemispingus Sphenopsis melanotis

  

  The Peru account places this tanager in Andean montane forest and describes several forms with variable plumage. It forages in dense foliage from the understory into the middle story.

• White-winged Brush Finch Atlapetes leucopterus

  

  The White-winged Brush Finch is a medium-sized brushfinch of the western Andes of Ecuador and northern Peru. It has a black mask, olive back, golden crest, and white underparts.

• Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis

  

  The Northern Waterthrush is a streaked bird that walks along wetland edges in search of small aquatic animals.

• Yellow-bellied Flowerpecker Dicaeum melanozanthum

  A small bird of forests from the Himalayas into northern Southeast Asia. The male has a dark head and back with a yellow belly, and the species moves with elevation.

• Red-tailed Shrike Lanius phoenicuroides

  This shrike breeds in Central Asia and migrates to Africa for winter. The adult male is marked by a reddish-brown back and tail, a black facial mask, and a white eyebrow.

• Booted Warbler Iduna caligata

  The Booted Warbler breeds from central Russia to western China and moves to the Indian subcontinent and Sri Lanka for winter. It often uses low bushes and scrub.

• White-whiskered Puffbird Malacoptila panamensis

  A bird of the middle and lower forest strata in Central America. Males have pale facial speckles and conspicuous white tufts along the cheeks.

• Caucasian Black Grouse Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi

  The Caucasian Black Grouse inhabits meadows near the forest line in the Caucasus Mountains. Males and females differ in plumage and tail shape.

• Black-crowned Pitta Erythropitta ussheri

  This pitta is endemic to Borneo. It has a black crown and richly coloured body plumage, and searches for invertebrates on the forest floor.

• Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris

  The Tawny Pipit walks through dry, open country and searches for food on the ground.

• Hawaiian Duck Anas wyvilliana

  The Hawaiian Duck is a brown-speckled native duck of Hawaiʻi. It forages in shallow freshwater wetlands; this description excludes birds hybridized with Mallards.

• Brown-hooded Gull Chroicocephalus maculipennis

  This gull is recorded across Argentina around rivers, lakes, and wetlands. In breeding plumage its brown hood contrasts with the bright red bill and legs.

• Firewood-gatherer Anumbius annumbi

  A small brown bird of the Pampas. It builds a large stick nest, and males decorate the outside with fur, feathers, and other objects.

• Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina

  A thrush that breeds in forests of eastern North America and winters in lowland forests of Central America.

• Black-capped Vireo Vireo atricapilla

  The Black-capped Vireo is a small bird that moves between breeding and wintering areas. Adult males have black caps, while females have olive-colored heads; both forage for insects and spiders among leaves.

• Striated Caracara Phalcoboenus australis

  The Striated Caracara is a raptor of southern South America and nearby islands. It uses coastal and grassland habitats, scavenges carcasses, and may turn stones while searching for food.

• Indian Gray Hornbill Ocyceros birostris

  The Indian Gray Hornbill is a grayish-brown hornbill with a casque above the bill. The male's casque is larger than the female's.

• Yellow-fronted Canary Crithagra mozambica

  This small, social finch has a bright yellow face and belly set off by black lines on its head. In its native African range, it forages in flocks.

• Rusty-capped Fulvetta Schoeniparus dubius

  The Rusty-capped Fulvetta occurs in Chinese forest and bamboo habitats. It has brown upperparts and flanks, a rusty cap, and a long white eyebrow edged in black.

• Yellow-browed Bunting Emberiza chrysophrys

  An East Asian bunting that moves seasonally. Males are marked by a yellow eyebrow, and the species is recorded in Hong Kong during passage.

• Greater Pewee Contopus pertinax

  The Greater Pewee occurs widely in Mexico and breeds in mountain forests in Arizona and locally in western New Mexico. In the U.S. it is mainly a summer bird.