Meet the world’s animals.

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• African Pied Hornbill Lophoceros fasciatus

  

  The African Pied Hornbill lives in forests and wooded farmland in central Africa. It eats fruit and small animals, often feeding high in trees.

• Booted Warbler Iduna caligata

  The Booted Warbler breeds from central Russia to western China and moves to the Indian subcontinent and Sri Lanka for winter. It often uses low bushes and scrub.

• Rufous-winged Sparrow Peucaea carpalis

  A small sparrow of the Sonoran Desert, from the southwestern United States into northwestern Mexico. It uses dry scrub and grassland, and breeds around the start of the summer rains.

• Alta Floresta Antpitta Hylopezus whittakeri

  This antpitta was described from population B around Alta Floresta in Brazil. Study specimens show pale streaks on the back, a white belly, and ochre spots across the breast and flanks.

• White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus

  The White-throated Needletail is a large swift with long wings and needle-like tail feathers. It catches insects and drinks while flying, and moves seasonally between northeast Asia and eastern Australia.

• Tasmanian Boobook Ninox leucopsis

  A small owl centred on Tasmania, with dark eye markings and white spots. It is active at night and uses wooded habitats; some occur in southern Victoria in winter.

• Island Scrub Jay Aphelocoma insularis

  The Island Scrub-Jay is a large jay found only on Santa Cruz Island, California.

• 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.

• Red-throated Ant Tanager Habia fuscicauda

  This bird occurs in the understory of lowland tropical forest and woodland, often in small groups. It may join army-ant swarms. Males have a small dark mask between eye and bill, while females have a contrasting buff throat. Current eBird uses Driophlox fuscicauda; the AOU account uses Habia fuscicauda.

• White-winged Snowfinch Montifringilla nivalis

  The White-winged Snowfinch lives in cold mountain habitats and moves to lower elevations seasonally.

• Sprague's Pipit Anthus spragueii

  Sprague's Pipit has subdued buff plumage that blends into grassland. On its North American breeding grounds, a male sings from the air above its territory, fluttering and gliding.

• Monotonous Lark Mirafra passerina

  The Monotonous Lark is a ground-foraging bird of dry scrub and woodland. The Namibian account describes it as solitary or in pairs.

• Marquesan Kingfisher Todiramphus godeffroyi

  The Marquesan Kingfisher was recorded on Tahuata in the Marquesas Islands by a 2011 survey. In forest it eats insects and small lizards and nests in tree cavities.

• African Swamphen Porphyrio madagascariensis

  This wetland bird has long legs, a red bill and frontal shield, and a blue-violet body. It feeds on plant material in slow-moving waters with tall aquatic vegetation.

• Black-backed Bittern Botaurus dubius

  A small Australian heron that hides in reedbeds and rushes, waiting for prey in the water.

• Inland Dotterel Peltohyas australis

  This sandy, mottled plover blends into open plains. It forages in small flocks by day and alone or in pairs at night.

• Cape Weaver Ploceus capensis

  Breeding males are bright yellow and weave hanging nests on branches or reeds near water. After a female accepts a nest, she lines it with grass and leaves.

• Montezuma Oropendola Psarocolius montezuma

  This oropendola ranges through lowlands from Mexico into Central America. Males are about 50 cm and females about 37.5 cm; birds breed in colonies that suspend long, pouch-like nests from branches.

• Barolo Shearwater Puffinus baroli

  The Barolo Shearwater is a small seabird that breeds on islands. This entry follows the baroli form that breeds in the Azores and other Macaronesian islands.

• Yellow-billed Babbler Argya affinis

  The Yellow-billed Babbler is a social bird of drier habitats in southern India and Sri Lanka. It has a pale crown, yellow bill, and blue eyes.

• Malagasy Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone mutata

  On Madagascar, this flycatcher hunts insects and spiders in forests, edges, and gardens. Males change from a red immature plumage to a white adult morph, and their central tail feathers lengthen during breeding.

• Buff-throated Warbler Phylloscopus subaffinis

  The Buff-throated Warbler is a small leaf warbler with an olive-brown back and pale buff eyebrow and throat. It breeds in the mountains of China and moves to lowlands as far south as northern Indochina for winter.

• Black-eared Cuckoo Chalcites osculans

  The Black-eared Cuckoo is a brood-parasitic cuckoo found widely across mainland Australia. Its breeding records are concentrated in the southern inland half of the continent.

• Grey Tit Melaniparus afer

  The Grey Tit lives in dry scrub and rocky places in southern Africa. It moves through branches and bark crevices while searching mainly for insects.