Meet the world’s animals.

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• Puff-backed Bulbul Euptilotus eutilotus

  

  The Puff-backed Bulbul is a bulbul with a fluffy-looking back and a bold pale eye-ring.

• Cook Reed Warbler Acrocephalus kerearako

  The Cook Reed Warbler is an island reed warbler of the Cook Islands. Bell’s comparative study covers populations on Mangaia and Mitiaro and records the species beside lakes, ponds, and rivers.

• Velvet-mantled Drongo Dicrurus modestus

  This dark bird has a long forked tail and red eyes. It catches flying insects in the high canopy and may hunt at dusk.

• Tristram's Starling Onychognathus tristramii

  Tristram's Starling is a starling whose orange wing panels stand out in flight. It uses rocky ravines and wadis, feeding on fruit and small animals.

• Bay-backed Shrike Lanius vittatus

  A shrike with a bold black face band and reddish-brown back that watches for prey from a perch.

• Plumbeous Vireo Vireo plumbeus

  This vireo lives in forests and mountains of the western United States and Mexico. It is dull gray above, white below, and forages in pine forests.

• Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala

  The Sardinian Warbler is a small bird of Mediterranean scrub. Males are marked by a black head and a red eye-ring.

• Bornean Banded Pitta Hydrornis schwaneri

  This pitta is endemic to Borneo. Adult males show a yellow eyebrow, blue rump and tail, and a blue belly patch. It is now treated separately from related forms once grouped with it.

• Atlantic puffin Fratercula arctica

  An auk that breeds on North Atlantic islands and spends winter at sea.

• Blaze-winged Parakeet Pyrrhura devillei

  Adult Blaze-winged Parakeets are mostly green, with a gray-brown crown and red feathers at the bend of the wing. Wild birds eat fruit and other plant foods, including seeds, nuts, and flowers.

• Olive-spotted Hummingbird Talaphorus chlorocercus

  The Olive-spotted Hummingbird is recorded in scrub and secondary vegetation on islands along Amazonian rivers. It has green upperparts, gray underparts, and olive spots on the throat and chest.

• Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius

  A woodpecker that drills rows of shallow holes in bark to lick sap. It breeds in eastern North American forests and migrates south for winter.

• Splendid Fairywren Malurus splendens

  The Splendid Fairywren is a small bird of Australian shrublands. Breeding males stand out with bright blue and black plumage, and the birds search for insects on the ground and in low shrubs.

• Jacky Winter Microeca fascinans

  A grey-brown bird marked by white outer tail feathers and a fine white eyebrow, found in open woodland and grassy areas with scattered trees.

• Colombian Mountain Grackle Macroagelaius subalaris

  This grackle inhabits Andean forests in eastern Colombia. Cooperative breeding has been reported, with several members of a group helping to build nests and care for young.

• White-faced Nunbird Hapaloptila castanea

  It is about 23.5 cm long, with a grey-brown back and tail and rufous underparts. White feathers surround the base of its black bill, and it sits still on branches for long periods in Andean forest.

• Pygmy Nightjar Nyctipolus hirundinaceus

  The Pygmy Nightjar is endemic to eastern Brazil. A study reports that it uses stony or gravelly ground in the Caatinga and rocky outcrops in Atlantic Forest sites for roosting and nesting. Plumage varies among subspecies.

• Mountain Oriole Oriolus percivali

  The Mountain Oriole lives in East African montane forest. Its head, neck, and upper breast are glossy black, with yellow and olive-green across the back and wings.

• Fan-tailed Grassbird Schoenicola brevirostris

  This bird occurs in tall grassland south of the Sahara. It has a broad tail and short, rounded wings, and may remain hidden low in dense grass.

• Bahia Spinetail Synallaxis cinerea

  The Bahia Spinetail is a small bird of a restricted area of eastern Brazil. It searches for insects in the forest understory, sometimes moving with mixed flocks in pairs or family groups.

• Red-chested Swallow Hirundo lucida

  The Red-chested Swallow lives in tropical Africa and catches insects in flight. Compared with similar swallows, it has a narrower breast band and larger white panels in the tail.

• White-tailed Ptarmigan Lagopus leucura

  This ptarmigan inhabits alpine areas of western North America. Its plumage changes with the seasons, and feathers cover its feet.

• Angel Tern Gygis alba

  The Angel Tern is a seabird with all-white plumage and a dark bill, living widely among tropical and subtropical islands.

• Green Aracari Pteroglossus viridis

  The Green Aracari lives in humid lowland forests of South America. Its large-looking bill is light, and the bird helps spread seeds when it eats fruit.