Meet the world’s animals.

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• Solitary Cacique Cacicus solitarius

  

  The Solitary Cacique has a black body and pale bill. It searches the dense forest understory alone or in pairs in the Amazon region.

• Striated Yuhina Yuhina castaniceps

  The Striated Yuhina moves through the middle storey and undergrowth, sometimes in groups with other birds. The account also uses Staphida and notes subspecies differences in crest colour.

• Eurasian tree sparrow Passer montanus

  A small bird that nests in gaps in roofs and walls. In Japan it is closely associated with settlements and can be recognized by black cheek patches.

• Black-backed Barbet Lybius minor

  It has a red forehead, whitish underparts washed pink, and black thighs. It is recorded in riverine woodland, forest edges, and near cultivation.

• Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea

  A small heron of wetlands and estuaries in the southeastern United States. Some birds breeding inland migrate to Central and South America and the Caribbean.

• Eastern Yellow-bellied Hornbill Tockus flavirostris

  The Eastern Yellow-bellied Hornbill lives in eastern African savannas and open woodlands. Its large yellow bill is topped by a casque.

• Great Parrotbill Paradoxornis aemodius

  This large parrotbill occurs in the eastern Himalaya and neighboring regions. A bird photographed at Sela Pass, Arunachal Pradesh, in 2024 showed a robust body and large curved bill.

• Brown-breasted Flycatcher Muscicapa muttui

  The Brown-breasted Flycatcher breeds in northeastern India and Indochina and winters in southwestern India and Sri Lanka. The Singapore account lists it as a vagrant there.

• Sokoke Pipit Anthus sokokensis

  The Sokoke Pipit is a shy bird of coastal forests in Kenya and Tanzania, with Arabuko-Sokoke Forest as its stronghold.

• Rufous-bellied Kookaburra Dacelo gaudichaud

  The Rufous-bellied Kookaburra lives in lowland New Guinea and nearby islands. The male has a blue rump and tail and deep reddish-brown underparts.

• Rufous-vented Chachalaca Ortalis ruficauda

  The Rufous-vented Chachalaca has brown to olive plumage and a bare, reddish-brown throat. It moves in small flocks, active in the morning and evening, and eats fruit and leaves.

• Black-browed Babbler Malacocincla perspicillata

  This babbler was rediscovered in limestone hill forest in South Kalimantan. Observations there found it moving near the ground and eating insects and other small invertebrates. Information on its range and life remains limited.

• Miombo Tit Melaniparus griseiventris

  The Miombo Tit is a black, white, and grey member of the tit family. In Zimbabwean miombo woodland it forages on large trees and sometimes joins other small birds.

• Rockwarbler Origma solitaria

  This small bird is restricted to the Sydney region of New South Wales. It occurs in sclerophyll forest and tall woodland associated with sandstone outcrops.

• Double-collared Seedeater Sporophila caerulescens

  The Double-collared Seedeater occurs at forest edges, in scrub, and near farmland. Males have a black face and double collar, while females are brown.

• Andean Cock-of-the-rock Rupicola peruvianus

  Males stand out for their bright orange plumage and large crest. The species lives in Andean forest, where males gather for courtship displays.

• Lava Gull Leucophaeus fuliginosus

  Endemic to the Galápagos Islands, the adult has a dark head and pale edges on the wings. It nests under coastal vegetation.

• Purple-throated Cuckooshrike Campephaga quiscalina

  A forest cuckooshrike of tropical Africa. Adult males have a glossy black body and a purple sheen on the throat.

• Green-breasted Pitta Pitta reichenowi

  This large pitta has a green breast. It searches for invertebrates on the ground and lives in tropical forests and related habitats.

• Fluffy-backed Tit-Babbler Macronus ptilosus

  The Fluffy-backed Tit-Babbler is a dark brown babbler with a chestnut crown, black throat, and bluish skin around the eyes. It searches low vegetation for insects and is usually seen in pairs.

• Short-toed Coucal Centropus rectunguis

  About 37 cm long, this coucal resembles the Greater Coucal but is smaller and shorter-tailed. It searches for food on the ground and in the understorey of lowland evergreen forest.

• New Zealand Falcon Falco novaeseelandiae

  The New Zealand Falcon is endemic to New Zealand. Its regional forms differ in size and color, from a small dark forest form to a larger, paler form in dry open country.

• Red-throated Wryneck Jynx ruficollis

  The Red-throated Wryneck is a woodpecker relative with a patchy sub-Saharan African range. It searches for ants on the ground and elsewhere, and its subspecies differ in chest markings and plumage.

• Oahu Elepaio Chasiempis ibidis

  The Oahu Elepaio is a small flycatcher found only on Oahu. Hawaiʻi and U.S. federal listings classify it as endangered.