Meet the world’s animals.

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• Dark-eared Honeyeater Myza celebensis

  

  This honeyeater has fine dark streaks across its brownish plumage and a curved black bill. The sexes look alike in plumage, but males are larger in the Lore Lindu study.

• Herald Petrel Pterodroma heraldica

  A seabird that breeds on tropical Pacific islands and occurs in a range of plumage colors.

• Martinique Thrasher Ramphocinclus brachyurus

  In the population studied on Martinique's Caravelle Peninsula, the brown back and sides contrast with a white breast. Researchers also recorded foraging among fallen leaves.

• Littoral Rock-Thrush Monticola imerina

  The Littoral Rock-Thrush lives in dry woodland and scrub in southwestern and southern Madagascar. It hops on the ground and perches higher when disturbed.

• Nilgiri Flowerpecker Dicaeum concolor

  The Nilgiri Flowerpecker occurs in the Western Ghats of southwestern India and feeds on nectar and fruit in forest canopies.

• Torresian Crow Corvus orru

  The Torresian Crow is distinguished by glossy black plumage and a white eye.

• Maroon-backed Whistler Coracornis raveni

  Males are sooty grey with a maroon back. Females and juveniles are rusty brown above and olive below. It is shy and stays low in Sulawesi's montane forest, usually alone or in pairs.

• Brown-rumped Seedeater Crithagra tristriata

  A small brown finch with fine streaks on the head. It feeds on seeds in highland scrub and woodland edges from Ethiopia to northern Somalia.

• Annam Limestone Babbler Gypsophila annamensis

  This medium-sized babbler occurs in southern China, northern Laos, and northern Vietnam. It has a long bill and tail.

• Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius

  A small Asian bird with a greenish back; in breeding season the male has elongated central tail feathers.

• Orange-crowned Warbler Leiothlypis celata

  Its understated plumage ranges from grey to olive-green, and the orange crown patch is usually hidden by feathers. It searches low shrubs and leaves for insects.

• Sucre Antpitta Grallaricula cumanensis

  This antpitta occurs in the Turimiquire and Paria mountains of northeastern Venezuela. It stays close to the ground in dense or more open undergrowth.

• Orange-breasted Trogon Harpactes oreskios

  The Orange-breasted Trogon lives in forests in Southeast Asia and eats fruit, insects, and other small prey. Males have an orange breast and chestnut back, while females are more muted grey-brown.

• Black-hooded Coucal Centropus steerii

  The Black-hooded Coucal is a cuckoo relative recorded on Mindoro in the Philippines. Records describe it moving through dense lowland-forest thickets along branches.

• Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus

  A wader that probes mud with its long bill. Its plumage changes between breeding and winter, and it moves from northern North American wetlands to coastal wintering areas.

• Red-winged Tinamou Rhynchotus rufescens

  This tinamou lives in South American grasslands. It has a black crown, reddish-brown neck and chest, and finely barred back. It stays among grass clumps and eats plants and small animals.

• Grey Waxbill Estrilda perreini

  This small waxbill lives around African forest and woodland edges. It has a gray body, red rump and black eye-line, and forages under cover for grass seeds and other foods.

• Pelagic Cormorant Urile pelagicus

  A coastal cormorant smaller than the Japanese Cormorant, with crests and white patches in breeding season.

• Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus

  A small tit with a striking black-and-white crest. In Britain it lives in pinewoods of northern Scotland and joins flocks of other tits in winter.

• Long-tailed Paradigalla Paradigalla carunculata

  This bird-of-paradise lives in the mountains of western New Guinea. It has black plumage, colorful facial wattles, and a diet of fruit.

• Nicobar Parakeet Psittacula caniceps

  The pale grey head and dark facial bands are distinctive. This parakeet lives in coastal forest on a small group of Nicobar Islands.

• Yellow-footed Green Pigeon Treron phoenicopterus

  A green pigeon with yellow legs. It uses lowland forest, orchards, and parks, and is also seen in towns across much of South Asia.

• Chinese Barbet Psilopogon faber

  This barbet is endemic to southern China. It lives in evergreen broadleaf and mixed conifer-broadleaf forests in middle and lower mountains, and also occurs at forest edges and in more open woodland.

• Crowned Eagle Stephanoaetus coronatus

  This large eagle has a crest and a barred tail. Studies in South Africa report that it feeds mainly on mammals.