Meet the world’s animals.

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• Gray Kestrel Falco ardosiaceus

  

  The Gray Kestrel is a small raptor widespread in sub-Saharan Africa. It searches for insects and lizards from a perch.

• Red-billed Quelea Quelea quelea

  A small weaver that mainly eats grass seeds in African semiarid grasslands and savannas. Breeding males develop conspicuous facial markings.

• Maroon-bellied Parakeet Pyrrhura frontalis

  The Maroon-bellied Parakeet is a green parrot with a reddish-brown forehead and maroon belly. It forms flocks in forests and along their edges.

• Genovesa Cactus Finch Geospiza propinqua

  The Genovesa Cactus Finch is restricted to Genovesa Island in the Galápagos. Its long, narrow bill is compressed from side to side, and the bird uses dry lowland scrub where prickly-pear cactus grows.

• Golden-mantled Racket-tail Prioniturus platurus

  The Golden-mantled Racket-tail is a parrot of eastern Indonesia's forests that visits fruiting trees to feed.

• Kinglet Manakin Machaeropterus regulus

  The Kinglet Manakin is a small manakin, about 9–10 cm long. It is active by day in forests of eastern Brazil and eats fruit.

• Little Hermit Phaethornis longuemareus

  A University of the West Indies guide describes this tiny hummingbird as about 10 cm long. The male's throat is slightly darker than the female's; it feeds on nectar and small invertebrates in humid lowland habitats.

• Blue-capped Kingfisher Actenoides hombroni

  This kingfisher lives in the forests of Mindanao. Males are marked by a blue cap and red bill, while females have green upperparts.

• Ochraceous Wren Troglodytes ochraceus

  The Ochraceous Wren is a small wren about 9.5 cm long and 9.5 g. It is recorded in Costa Rica’s humid mountain forest, nearby second growth and pastures with scattered trees.

• Crested Myna Acridotheres cristatellus

  Its black crest and yellow bill stand out. It also occurs in city parks and agricultural areas in Hong Kong.

• Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus

  A bird with a black head and breast, red bill, and red skin in front of the eyes. It is often found in pairs or small groups in grasslands and marshes.

• Short-tailed Lark Spizocorys fremantlii

  The Short-tailed Lark is a small lark, about 14–15 cm long. It walks on rocky ground and short-grass plains to eat seeds, and may also occur near human habitation.

• Red-throated Piping Guan Pipile cujubi

  The Red-throated Piping Guan is a large, 68–70 cm guan of Amazonian forests. It lives in the canopy and may gather in fruiting trees.

• Salvadori's Pheasant Lophura inornata

  Salvadori's Pheasant lives in montane forest on Sumatra. The cited account distinguishes a southern nominate subspecies from a northern subspecies.

• Couch's Kingbird Tyrannus couchii

  Couch's Kingbird is a large flycatcher with yellow and gray plumage and a greenish back. It appears in southern Texas during summer.

• Maned Duck Chenonetta jubata

  An Australian duck that often walks on land to find food in grassland.

• Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata

  This waterbird lives in marshes and ponds across the Americas. It swims and walks on floating plants with its long toes.

• Band-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas fasciata

  A flocking pigeon of western North American forests. Its pale gray plumage, white neck crescent, and broad pale tail band help identify it.

• Acacia Tit Melaniparus thruppi

  This small tit inhabits dry savanna from Ethiopia and Somalia south to northeastern Tanzania. It is associated with acacia woodland and scrub.

• Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii

  A heron that searches for food in shallow water, with distinct breeding and nonbreeding plumages.

• Tawny Fish Owl Ketupa flavipes

  This nocturnal owl has mottled tawny plumage and a white throat. In Taiwan it lives in low-elevation streamside forest and catches crabs, frogs, and other animals.

• Sri Lanka Blue Magpie Urocissa ornata

  The Sri Lanka blue magpie is a blue-and-chestnut bird that lives in small groups in Sri Lanka's wet forests.

• Martinique Oriole Icterus bonana

  This species is endemic to Martinique. Records come from mangroves, wet forest and wooded gardens, and the bird is noted for a dark mahogany head and brightly contrasting body plumage.

• Slaty-crowned Antpitta Grallaricula nana

  The Peru Aves account of subspecies G. n. nana describes a gray crown and nape, brown upperparts, and rusty coloring on the face and underparts. In Peru it is recorded in humid montane forest.