Meet the world’s animals.

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• Red-winged Laughingthrush Trochalopteron formosum

  

  This large laughingthrush ranges from southwestern China to northern Vietnam. Its red wings and tail stand out, and it occurs in evergreen broadleaf forest and nearby scrub or bamboo.

• Usambara Thrush Turdus roehli

  The Usambara Thrush occurs in the Usambara and North Pare Mountains of northeastern Tanzania. Its reported habitat includes forest with a closed canopy, a more open lower layer, and many tall shrubs.

• Yellow-rumped Mannikin Lonchura flaviprymna

  A finch of northwestern Australia. Adults have a pale gray head and yellow-brown rump, unlike the brown head and rump of juveniles.

• Sharp-tailed Grouse Tympanuchus phasianellus

  The Sharp-tailed Grouse lives in North American grasslands and shrublands. In spring, males inflate their throat sacs and stamp their feet during courtship.

• Western Oriole Oriolus brachyrynchus

  This oriole ranges through western and central Africa and into parts of eastern Africa, including Uganda and Kenya. It feeds mostly on invertebrates, especially caterpillars.

• Stuhlmann's Starling Poeoptera stuhlmanni

  This starling lives in East African montane forest. Males have a blue-black sheen, while females are greyer. It eats fruit.

• Pink-throated Becard Pachyramphus minor

  It forages in the canopy and subcanopy of Amazonian forest. Males are blackish with a pink band on the lower throat; females are cinnamon with an extended gray cap.

• Nahan's Francolin Ptilopachus nahani

  Nahan's Partridge is a small brown bird found at only a handful of locations in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is known for a red eye ring and for using a locally named “God's tree” to roost and nest.

• Dusky Robin Melanodryas vittata

  This robin is endemic to Tasmania, where it occurs in eucalypt forest, woodland, and coastal heath. It is plain brown compared with the other local robins.

• Garnet Pitta Erythropitta granatina

  The Garnet Pitta is a small pitta marked with red, blue, and black. It searches for small prey around leaf litter and damp soil.

• Chilean Swallow Tachycineta leucopyga

  The Chilean Swallow is a small swallow with a metallic blue back, white underparts, and a forked tail. It breeds in Chile and moves north for the winter.

• Guianan Cock-of-the-rock Rupicola rupicola

  This bird lives in humid forests of northern South America. Males stand out with bright orange plumage and a crest; they eat mainly fruit and gather to display during courtship.

• Rose-throated Tanager Piranga roseogularis

  This tanager occurs at edges of dry forest in the Yucatán region. Adult males have a rose-colored throat; females have yellow there instead.

• Three-banded Rosefinch Carpodacus trifasciatus

  The Three-banded Rosefinch is a long-tailed finch with white wing markings. The male is dark pink, while the female is mainly brown.

• Japanese Murrelet Synthliboramphus wumizusume

  The Japanese Murrelet breeds on islands of Japan. Adults have a prominent crest during the breeding season.

• Red-throated Caracara Ibycter americanus

  A mostly black caracara with a red face and throat. It travels in groups and eats wasp larvae and fruit.

• Pearl Kite Gampsonyx swainsonii

  The Pearl Kite is a small raptor with dark upperparts and a white underside. It hunts alone or in pairs, taking insects, lizards, and small birds.

• Knobbed Hornbill Rhyticeros cassidix

  The Knobbed Hornbill lives in forests on Sulawesi and nearby islands. A large casque rises above its bill.

• Hadada Ibis Bostrychia hagedash

  This African ibis probes the soil for small prey with its long, downcurved bill. It is also known for its loud calls.

• Dusky Friarbird Philemon fuscicapillus

  This Morotai friarbird has drab brown plumage, pink bare skin around the eye, and a heavy black bill.

• Scott's Oriole Icterus parisorum

  Scott's Oriole lives in arid areas of the southwestern United States and eats insects, nectar, and fruit. The male is bright yellow and black.

• Chaco Chachalaca Ortalis canicollis

  The Chaco Chachalaca is a large guan recorded in northern Argentina's woods and forests. Argentina's SIB species page describes pairs or small flocks moving quickly through tree branches.

• Light-crowned Spinetail Cranioleuca albiceps

  This ovenbird-family species occurs in humid montane forest in southeastern Peru and Bolivia. Its pale crown and dark eyebrow are distinctive.

• Indian Grassbird Graminicola bengalensis

  The Indian Grassbird is a ground-dwelling bird of freshwater wetlands and tall grass. It has a reddish-brown back and rump and a long tail with a white tip.