Meet the world’s animals.

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• Rufous-bellied Tit Melaniparus rufiventris

  

  The Rufous-bellied Tit lives in hilly broadleaf woodland and searches tree branches for small invertebrates.

• Pied Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites crassirostris

  This cuckoo occurs on the Tayandu and Kai islands and the Tanimbar Islands of eastern Indonesia. The current Clements checklist treats it as a distinct species split from Little Bronze-Cuckoo.

• Rusty-breasted Antpitta Grallaricula ferrugineipectus

  This small antpitta occurs in separated mountain regions of northern Colombia and northern and western Venezuela. It lives in the understory of humid montane forest.

• Dusky Myzomela Myzomela obscura

  This small bird is dark brown above and paler below, with a darker patch around the eye. At James Cook University's Cairns campus, it is shown feeding on umbrella-tree flowers and fruit.

• Cocoi Heron Ardea cocoi

  This large heron has a black cap, white neck, and grey back. It searches for fish and other prey in South American wetlands.

• Northern Pygmy Owl Glaucidium californicum

  This small owl occurs in western North America. It hunts from a perch in open woodland and at forest clearings.

• Black-fronted Tern Chlidonias albostriatus

  The Black-fronted Tern breeds along rivers on New Zealand's South Island. In breeding plumage it has a black cap and orange bill, then disperses to coastal areas after breeding.

• Bornean Spiderhunter Arachnothera everetti

  The Bornean Spiderhunter inhabits lowland and submontane forest and forest edges in Borneo. It has an olive back and streaked grey underparts, and feeds mainly on understory nectar.

• St. Lucia Oriole Icterus laudabilis

  An oriole endemic to St. Lucia. Black plumage is sharply set off by russet-orange patches, and it has a long, slender bill.

• Large-footed Finch Pezopetes capitalis

  The Large-footed Finch inhabits mountain forest and páramo in the highlands of Costa Rica and western Panama. Its large, powerful feet stand out, and it forages on or near the ground.

• Indian Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus horsfieldii

  The Indian Scimitar Babbler is marked by a long, downcurved yellow bill and a white line above the eye. It searches for insects and spiders among forest leaf litter and undergrowth.

• African Crake Crecopsis egregia

  A small rail that moves through grass. It has mottled upperparts and bold black-and-white bars visible in flight.

• Malaysian Plover Charadrius peronii

  The Malaysian Plover ranges from coastal parts of the Malay Peninsula through parts of the Philippines, the Sunda Islands and Sulawesi. It is found on sandy and coral beaches.

• Japanese paradise flycatcher Terpsiphone atrocaudata

  A visitor to shaded forest with a blue bill and blue eye-rings.

• Pink-footed Shearwater Ardenna creatopus

  The Pink-footed Shearwater breeds on islands off central Chile and moves from waters off Peru toward the west coast of North America outside the breeding period. It catches fish and squid at the surface or in shallow dives.

• Preuss's Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon preussi

  A swallow of West Africa that catches flying insects over open country, towns, and water.

• Mangrove Whistler Pachycephala cinerea

  This small bird occurs mainly in mangroves and nearby well-vegetated habitats. The eBird account notes song differences between Indian and Southeast Asian birds.

• Yellow-headed Manakin Chloropipo flavicapilla

  The male has a yellow head and olive back. It lives in the lower growth of Andean forest and feeds on fruit.

• Black-browed Barbet Psilopogon oorti

  The Black-browed Barbet has red, blue, and yellow markings on the head and a black brow-like stripe. It forages in the canopy and mid-level branches, and accounts differ on the details of its diet.

• Black-headed Jay Garrulus lanceolatus

  A jay with blue wings and a gray head, it searches for a varied diet in trees and on the ground.

• Spangled Kookaburra Dacelo tyro

  This large kingfisher lives in woodland and forest on the Aru Islands and southern New Guinea. It watches for prey from low branches.

• Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla

  The Greater Short-toed Lark is a small lark of open, dry country. A breeding study in central Italy recorded nesting, groups of fledglings, and family groups before migration.

• Pompadour Cotinga Xipholena punicea

  This cotinga lives high in forests of the Amazon Basin. Males are deep purple-red, while females are gray with white wing edges, giving the sexes very different plumage.

• Collared Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza cirrocephala

  A small hawk of mainland Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea that uses trees or tall shrubs as cover before striking at small birds.