Meet the world’s animals.

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• Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus

  

  The Eastern Kingbird perches in open places to catch flying insects. It breeds in North America and migrates to South America for winter.

• Chopi Blackbird Gnorimopsar chopi

  This all-black icterid has records in protected areas across Argentina. It is seen alone or in pairs and sometimes gathers in groups.

• Himalayan Cutia Cutia nipalensis

  An older account describes male nominate Himalayan Cutias as flocking in high-elevation forest in summer and moving lower in winter.

• Murphy's Petrel Pterodroma ultima

  Murphy’s Petrel is a seabird that breeds on islands in the South Pacific. It is mostly dark brown to gray, with pale flashes at the wingtips.

• Ant-eating Chat Myrmecocichla formicivora

  The Ant-eating Chat is a dark brown bird with striking white wing feathers in flight. It is found mainly inland in southern Africa and searches for ants and termites on the ground.

• Sri Lanka Hill Myna Gracula ptilogenys

  The Sri Lanka Hill Myna is endemic to Sri Lanka's wet forests. It eats fruit and moves through the canopy while giving loud calls.

• Grey-backed Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix verticalis

  The Grey-backed Sparrow-Lark uses open, sparsely grassed ground, including sandy and gravel plains. Its black head and neck contrast with large white ear patches.

• Piping Crow Corvus typicus

  Its head and upper back are dark, while the lower neck and underparts are white. It lives in moist forests on Sulawesi and nearby islands.

• Red-headed Bluebill Spermophaga ruficapilla

  The Red-headed Bluebill is a small bird of forests in Central and East Africa. It is active by day and mainly eats plant seeds.

• Little Swift Apus affinis

  The Little Swift catches food in the air. In southern Africa it also nests in colonies on bridges and buildings.

• Streak-breasted Honeyeater Territornis reticulata

  This honeyeater is endemic to Timor and Semau islands. Accounts record it in habitats from forest to gardens and mangroves, with more records in lowlands near the coast.

• White-headed Buffalo Weaver Dinemellia dinemelli

  The White-headed Buffalo Weaver is a stocky bird with a white head and brown back that forages on the ground near acacia trees.

• Lovely Sunbird Aethopyga shelleyi

  This sunbird lives in forests on Palawan and nearby islands. Males show iridescent purple and crimson, while females have more subdued olive coloring.

• St Lucia Amazon Amazona versicolor

  The St Lucia Amazon is a large parrot found only on Saint Lucia. It uses the forest canopy.

• Olive-headed Lorikeet Trichoglossus euteles

  The Olive-headed Lorikeet has a green body and yellow-green head and feeds on nectar, pollen, and fruit. It lives in forests and open woodland in the Lesser Sunda Islands.

• Crested Quail-Dove Geotrygon versicolor

  This dove is endemic to Jamaica. It has a grey face with a red line below the eye and green and purple iridescence on its plumage. It lives in wet limestone areas and mountains and eats fruit and seeds as well as invertebrates.

• White-banded Swallow Atticora fasciata

  Adults have glossy blue-black plumage and a broad white breast band. They search for food over Amazonian rivers.

• Forest Owlet Athene blewitti

  A small, diurnal owl of localized forests in central and western India. Its plumage helps distinguish it from similar owls.

• Inaccessible Island Rail Laterallus rogersi

  The Inaccessible Island Rail is a tiny flightless rail found only on Inaccessible Island. It hides in dense vegetation, and its calls help researchers locate it.

• Spotted Antbird Hylophylax naevioides

  This antbird lives in lowland evergreen forests in Central America, including Panama. Adult males have a black head and white throat; females differ, with a paler throat.

• Scissor-tailed Kite Chelictinia riocouri

  This slim grey-and-white kite has a long, deeply forked tail. It is a daytime bird of the dry Sahel, where it feeds mainly on invertebrates in semi-desert and sparsely grassed plains.

• Spotted Piculet Picumnus pygmaeus

  This small woodpecker occurs in eastern Brazil's dry woodland and dense scrub. A guide to Sete Cidades National Park describes it searching for larvae and small arthropods in open vegetation.

• Puerto Rican Lizard Cuckoo Coccyzus vieilloti

  The Puerto Rican Lizard Cuckoo is endemic to Puerto Rico. It has a long tail and red eye-ring, and searches forests for lizards and insects.

• Whiskered Yuhina Yuhina flavicollis

  A small bird with a brown crest and orange nape. It uses hilly broadleaf forest and may move with other bird species.