Meet the world’s animals.

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• Yellow-chevroned Parakeet Brotogeris chiriri

  

  A green parakeet native to South America, with yellow wing feathers. It eats seeds, fruit, and flowers, and nests in tree-dwelling termite mounds.

• Black-breasted Plovercrest Stephanoxis lalandi

  This small crested hummingbird occurs in the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil. A 2014 taxonomic study restored the boundary between two forms that earlier authors had treated as one species.

• Jamaican Woodpecker Melanerpes radiolatus

  The Jamaican Woodpecker has a relatively long bill. It eats both plant and animal matter and forages by probing bark and bromeliads.

• Black-backed Oriole Icterus abeillei

  The Black-backed Oriole is a striking orange-yellow and black bird of woodlands and towns in central Mexico.

• Star-spotted Nightjar Caprimulgus stellatus

  The Star-spotted Nightjar is a nocturnal bird of dry grassland and scrub. By day, it rests on the ground among fallen leaves.

• Chiriqui Foliage-gleaner Automolus exsertus

  The Chiriqui Foliage-gleaner occurs on the Pacific slope from southwestern Costa Rica to western Panama. It skulks in humid forest undergrowth and has a rich buff throat, broad eyebrow, and dark rusty tail.

• Cave Swallow Petrochelidon fulva

  This swallow catches insects in flight and nests at cave entrances and under bridges. Its chestnut rump and forehead help distinguish it from other swallows.

• Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus

  In introduced North American populations, males have a red face and white neck ring, while females are brown. They search the ground for seeds and insects.

• Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica

  A tern with a thick black bill that takes prey from the air, ground, and water surface rather than plunge-diving.

• Sunda Owlet Taenioptynx sylvaticus

  The Sunda Owlet is a very small owl of hill and montane forest on Sumatra and Borneo. In 2021, the eBird taxonomy separated it from the widespread Collared Owlet based on voice and plumage.

• Madagascar Pygmy Kingfisher Corythornis madagascariensis

  The Madagascar Pygmy Kingfisher is a small kingfisher of Madagascar that searches for prey in forest habitat.

• Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus

  The lark sparrow walks through open grassland and scrub, searching on the ground for seeds and insects.

• Black-breasted Weaver Ploceus benghalensis

  The Black-breasted Weaver lives in freshwater wetlands with grass and reedbeds. It is active on the ground by day and feeds mainly on seeds.

• Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata

  The Red-knobbed Coot is a dark waterbird. Its red frontal knobs become more conspicuous during the breeding season.

• Black-lored Babbler Turdoides sharpei

  This babbler lives in East African scrub, acacia thickets, and forest margins. It often forages in parties of four or five, from near the ground into trees. Its pale eye and black lores are useful field marks.

• Black-breasted Myzomela Myzomela vulnerata

  This small honeyeater is about 10 cm long. It lives in forests, edges, and shrubland on Timor and feeds on nectar.

• Short-tailed shearwater Ardenna tenuirostris

  A dark seabird that breeds in Australia and makes long ocean journeys.

• Abyssinian Wheatear Oenanthe lugubris

  This wheatear lives in rocky mountains and uplands of East Africa. Adult males of the nominate subspecies have two reported forms of belly color.

• Bismarck Crow Corvus insularis

  The Bismarck Crow is endemic to the Bismarck Archipelago off northeastern New Guinea. It has glossy black plumage and pale blue eyes and searches for varied food on the ground.

• Brown-capped Rosy Finch Leucosticte australis

  The Brown-capped Rosy-Finch breeds high in the central Rocky Mountains and descends to nearby lower elevations in winter to find seeds and insects. Males show pinkish markings on the wings and rump that are less evident in females.

• Spot-throated Babbler Pellorneum albiventre

  By day, it walks through scrub, dense grass, and bamboo while searching the ground for small invertebrates. It also occurs on hills, and its recorded weight is about 21–22 g.

• Cricket Warbler Spiloptila clamans

  The Cricket Warbler is a pale, long-tailed bird of the Sahel. It lives in dry acacia scrub and savanna, often in pairs or small family groups.

• Golden-browed Warbler Basileuterus belli

  This warbler ranges from Mexico into northern Central America and lives in humid montane forest. It also occurs in pine and pine-oak forest and along edges.

• Ochre-fronted Antpitta Grallaricula ochraceifrons

  The Ochre-fronted Antpitta is a small bird endemic to Peru. Males have an ochre forehead and face, and the species lives in humid montane forest on the eastern Andes.