Meet the world’s animals.

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• Western Red-billed Hornbill Tockus kempi

  

  This small hornbill lives in savannas and open woodland in West Africa. Its pied plumage and long, slender red bill stand out.

• Lesser Swamp Warbler Acrocephalus gracilirostris

  A widespread reed warbler of sub-Saharan wetlands, it moves through reeds while feeding on insects and spiders.

• Rusty Sparrow Aimophila rufescens

  This sparrow ranges from Mexico to northwestern Costa Rica. It is recorded in shrubby secondary woodland, forest edges, and pine or oak woodland.

• White-lored Antpitta Myrmothera fulviventris

  The White-lored Antpitta is a lowland Amazonian bird with conspicuous white marks before and behind the eye. Records cover southeastern Colombia, eastern Ecuador, and northern Peru.

• Lesser Bird-of-paradise Paradisaea minor

  The Lesser Bird of Paradise lives in forests of northwestern New Guinea. Males court females with vivid colors and long ornamental plumes.

• Mottled Swift Tachymarptis aequatorialis

  The Mottled Swift is a large swift found across much of Africa. It has gray plumage and a mottled belly.

• Pacific Pygmy Owl Glaucidium peruanum

  The Pacific Pygmy Owl occurs in gray-brown and rufous color forms. It ranges along the western Andes of South America and is most active around dusk and at night.

• Kashmir Nutcracker Nucifraga multipunctata

  The Kashmir Nutcracker lives in coniferous forests of the western Himalaya and eastern Hindu Kush. It eats seeds of blue pine and chilgoza pine, among other foods, and is reported mainly at 2,000–3,000 m.

• Bearded Bellbird Procnias averano

  The Bearded Bellbird is noted for the male’s black, beard-like throat wattles and the different plumage of males and females. Males give loud bell-like calls and eat fruit.

• Wrentit Chamaea fasciata

  The Wrentit is a small bird of the shrubs along the western coast of the United States. It has a gray-brown body and a long tail, and searches dense brush for insects and fruit.

• Black-backed Grosbeak Pheucticus aureoventris

  The Black-backed Grosbeak has a black head and a black-and-white back. It occurs around Andean montane forest edges and valleys, preferring wetter habitats than a close relative.

• Cryptic Becard Pachyramphus salvini

  Once included in the Black-and-white Becard, it was separated after genetic, morphological, and vocal comparisons. Its main range spans western Colombia, western Ecuador, north-western Peru, and the Marañón drainage.

• Small Snowfinch Pyrgilauda davidiana

  A snowfinch of open high country, it walks on the ground in dry grassland and semi-desert while searching for seeds and insects.

• Ochre-breasted Pipit Anthus nattereri

  This small bird is recorded in scattered grasslands of southeastern South America. Its ochre chest is streaked, and it searches for insects on the ground.

• Sabota Lark Calendulauda sabota

  This lark has a noticeable white eyebrow. It searches the ground for insects and seeds in savanna and open woodland. Plumage and bill thickness vary by region.

• Crimson-rumped Toucanet Aulacorhynchus haematopygus

  The Crimson-rumped Toucanet has a green body, red rump, and large reddish-brown and black bill. It feeds mainly on fruit and nests in old woodpecker holes.

• Undulated Tinamou Crypturellus undulatus

  The Undulated Tinamou lives in Amazonian lowlands, and its brown plumage varies among regional forms. It uses floodplain forest, seasonally flooded várzea forest, and secondary growth, and is known for its distinctive call.

• Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus

  The Masked Shrike migrates to Cyprus in spring to nest in a tree or bush. It has a black band across the eye and may impale prey on a thorn.

• Black-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis melanorhyncha

  The Black-billed Kingfisher has a cream-colored head and underparts, dark greenish-brown wings, and a large bill. It hunts for crabs along rivers and coasts.

• Spotted Rail Pardirallus maculatus

  The Spotted Rail occurs locally in marshes, wet savannas, and rice fields from Mexico and the Greater Antilles south to Argentina. In Jamaica, breeding evidence was reported after a long gap in records.

• White-eared Night Heron Oroanassa magnifica

  The White-eared Night Heron is a nocturnal heron with a pale stripe running from behind the eye along the cheek and throat. It lives in hill forests near water in parts of China and northeastern Vietnam.

• Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus

  The Grey-headed Lapwing has a grey head, yellow legs, and a dark breast band; it breeds in Japan and northeastern China.

• African Golden Weaver Ploceus xanthops

  The African Golden Weaver is a weaver of sub-Saharan Africa. In breeding plumage, males have chestnut coloring from the face onto the breast; females are duller.

• Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula

  The Baltimore Oriole breeds in eastern North America and winters in Central America. The female weaves a pouch-like nest that hangs from a branch.