Meet the world’s animals.

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• Nepal House Martin Delichon nipalense

  

  Adults have glossy blue-black upperparts, a white rump and underparts, and a black throat and undertail. The species uses Himalayan valleys, cliffs, and settlements.

• Espanola Mockingbird Mimus macdonaldi

  This mockingbird lives only on Española in the Galápagos. It has a long tail and curved bill and eats insects, fruit, and other small prey.

• Hunter’s Sunbird Chalcomitra hunteri

  A sunbird of dry scrub and open woodland in East Africa. The male is mostly black with green and scarlet marks, while the female is browner.

• Five-striped Sparrow Amphispizopsis quinquestriata

  The Five-striped Sparrow lives on dry hillsides with dense thorny vegetation in northwestern Mexico and southeastern Arizona. Its black breast spot and striped head and throat are distinctive.

• Orange-eyed Thornbird Phacellodomus erythrophthalmus

  This thornbird lives along forest edges in eastern Brazil and has a chestnut-colored tail.

• Asian Short-toed Lark Alaudala cheleensis

  The Asian Short-toed Lark is a small lark with streaks on its breast and back. It favors open, dry ground with sparse vegetation, and its appearance and range vary by region.

• Violet-throated Starfrontlet Coeligena violifer

  The Violet-throated Starfrontlet has a green head and chest, with an iridescent violet throat patch in males. It belongs to a hummingbird family that uses nectar and small insects.

• Balearic Warbler Curruca balearica

  The Balearic Warbler is endemic to the Balearic Islands and has a long tail and red eye-ring. It feeds on small invertebrates in dense Mediterranean scrub.

• Black-tailed Trogon Trogon melanurus

  This trogon is often found in Amazonian floodplain forest. Both sexes share a red belly and black underside of the tail; males are iridescent green and females are grey.

• Gansu Leaf-warbler Phylloscopus kansuensis

  This small leaf-warbler breeds in western China. Its breeding forest and pale facial and crown stripes help describe it.

• Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus

  A bird with a black head and breast, red bill, and red skin in front of the eyes. It is often found in pairs or small groups in grasslands and marshes.

• American White Ibis Eudocimus albus

  This wading bird has a white body, long red bill, and red legs. It probes shallow water and mud for small animals.

• Cape Bunting Emberiza capensis

  The Cape Bunting forages on the ground for seeds, fruit, and small animals. The male has a gray streaked head and reddish wings.

• Pygmy Batis Batis perkeo

  This small batis occurs in dry parts of East Africa. It uses acacia scrub, woodland, and wooded grassland.

• White-throated Robin Turdus assimilis

  The pool calls this species the White-throated Robin. Audubon’s species page uses White-throated Thrush and notes that White-throated Robin was its former name.

• Norfolk Gerygone Gerygone modesta

  The Norfolk Gerygone is a small bird endemic to Norfolk Island. Parks Australia's account describes both sexes as dull grey-brown above and whitish below, and notes quick flights among trees.

• Black Guan Chamaepetes unicolor

  The Black Guan is a large highland bird found from Costa Rica to western Panama. Its black plumage, red eye, and blue bare skin around the face are distinctive.

• Black-throated Blue Warbler Setophaga caerulescens

  The male has a blue-black back and black throat, while the female is olive-brown. It breeds in eastern North America and winters in the Caribbean.

• Brown-throated Fulvetta Fulvetta ludlowi

  This fulvetta lives in Eastern Himalayan forests. Its head is chocolate-brown, and its pale cream throat is marked by dark brown streaks; it uses low bushes and bamboo in rhododendron forest.

• Sikkim Wedge-billed Babbler Stachyris humei

  This babbler occurs in the eastern Himalayas, inhabiting evergreen broadleaf forest and bamboo. It forms small groups in the undergrowth.

• Yellow-browed Toucanet Aulacorhynchus huallagae

  The Yellow-browed Toucanet is a green toucanet of montane cloud forest in north-central Peru. Its narrow yellow eyebrow is a striking field mark.

• Araripe Manakin Chiroxiphia bokermanni

  The male Araripe Manakin stands out with red, white, and black plumage and a forward-sweeping red crest. It is restricted to spring-fed forest and feeds mainly on fruit.

• Variable Antshrike Thamnophilus caerulescens

  The Variable Antshrike is about 13–14 cm long, and male plumage differs markedly among regions. In Bolivia it is recorded from the eastern Andean Yungas to southeastern lowlands.

• Large Woodshrike Tephrodornis virgatus

  This forest bird has a heavy bill and a dark band across the face. It searches quietly for food in the upper forest layers.