Meet the world’s animals.

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• Hispaniolan Parakeet Psittacara chloropterus

  

  The Hispaniolan Parakeet is a green parrot native to Hispaniola. A city survey in the Dominican Republic found that records were associated with the richness of tree species.

• Palau Broadbill Myiagra erythrops

  This forest bird is endemic to Palau. It occurs across the islands' forests and is especially numerous in mangroves in the cited field guide.

• Rufous-crowned Babbler Malacopteron magnum

  The Rufous-crowned Babbler lives in humid lowland forests of Southeast Asia. It has a rufous crown and tail and, at Krau Wildlife Reserve in Peninsular Malaysia, foraged among foliage and suspended dead leaves 4–8 m above the ground.

• Pale-crested Woodpecker Celeus lugubris

  The Pale-crested Woodpecker lives in dry forest and open woodland of south-central South America. Its pale crest stands out, and males and females differ in their red facial markings.

• Spectacled Imperial Pigeon Ducula perspicillata

  The Spectacled Imperial Pigeon is a large pigeon recorded in North Maluku, Indonesia.

• Lemon-breasted Canary Crithagra citrinipectus

  The male has a lemon-yellow breast patch over a white belly; the female's breast is buff. The species occurs locally in lowland southeastern Africa and uses palm savanna and grassland.

• Kadavu Honeyeater Meliphacator provocator

  A honeyeater from Kadavu Island, Fiji. The species account is headed Xanthotis provocator, an older combination, and notes its placement in Meliphacator under Clements.

• Clicking Shrike-Babbler Pteruthius intermedius

  The Clicking Shrike-Babbler occurs in southern China and mainland Southeast Asia. The bird account treats Pteruthius intermedius separately; it was formerly included in Chestnut-fronted Shrike-Babbler.

• Buru White-eye Zosterops buruensis

  The Buru White-eye is endemic to Buru Island, Indonesia, and has yellow underparts. A 1995 survey recorded it in logged and primary forest near Fogi and Waikeka; in 2011, small flocks were seen in forest near Waikeka.

• Minas Gerais Tyrannulet Phylloscartes roquettei

  A small tyrannulet recorded in Minas Gerais, Brazil. In the study, birds used dry and gallery forests and searched for arthropods in tall trees.

• Magpie Mannikin Lonchura fringilloides

  This small African bird occurs near water, bamboo, and village gardens. In the account’s northern form, the head and neck are glossy black, with a white belly and barred flanks. Oiseaux.net records its transfer from Lonchura to Spermestes.

• African Grey Flycatcher Bradornis microrhynchus

  A small flycatcher of dry East African savanna and open woodland. It watches from exposed perches and makes short flights to catch insects.

• Crescent-faced Antpitta Grallaricula lineifrons

  The Crescent-faced Antpitta lives in humid montane forest in Colombia and Ecuador. Few localities are known, and it quietly forages near the forest floor.

• Ultramarine Kingfisher Todiramphus leucopygius

  The Ultramarine Kingfisher is a forest kingfisher of the Solomon Islands region. Males and females differ in back color, so the sexes are not uniformly blue.

• Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor

  It has long wings with white patches and hunts flying insects at dusk and dawn. It lays its eggs on open ground or flat gravel rooftops.

• Chestnut-crested Cotinga Ampelion rufaxilla

  The Chestnut-crested Cotinga occurs in the canopy of subtropical and temperate Andean forests. It has a red eye, orange throat and neck, streaked pale belly, and chestnut crest.

• Amazonian Pygmy Owl Glaucidium hardyi

  The 14–15 cm Amazonian Pygmy Owl lives in the canopy of primary tropical forest across much of Amazonia. It is partly active by day; one nest in French Guiana was in an old woodpecker hole.

• Jerdon's Minivet Pericrocotus albifrons

  A minivet recorded in the central plains of Myanmar. Males and females differ in plumage, and the species is reported from dry scrub and places with scattered bushes.

• Green Jay Cyanocorax yncas

  The Green Jay has a green back and yellow underparts. It has two separated ranges: from southern Texas through Central America, and from the northern Andes into Bolivia.

• Buff-banded Rail Hypotaenidia philippensis

  The Buff-banded Rail is marked by a chestnut-buff breast band and black-and-white barring. In Australia it keeps to cover around wetlands and crops while probing for food in mud.

• Tristram's Starling Onychognathus tristramii

  Tristram's Starling is a starling whose orange wing panels stand out in flight. It uses rocky ravines and wadis, feeding on fruit and small animals.

• Black-necked Weaver Ploceus nigricollis

  This weaver uses woodland edges, scrub, and moist savanna. Male plumage varies by region, from black in the east to brown-black in central Africa.

• Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis

  The Marsh Sandpiper is a slender wader with a needle-like bill and long yellowish legs. In Peninsular Malaysia it is recorded as a migrant and nonbreeding visitor.

• Black-cowled Oriole Icterus prosthemelas

  This oriole ranges from Mexico through Central America. Males are black and yellow, while females and young birds are olive-toned. It eats fruit, insects, and nectar at woodland edges, orchards, and similar habitats.