Meet the world’s animals.

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• Worthen's Sparrow Spizella wortheni

  

  This small sparrow is restricted to dry upland grasslands in northeastern Mexico. It keeps low among short shrubs and feeds mostly on seeds in winter.

• Undulated Antpitta Grallaria squamigera

  The Undulated Antpitta lives in humid Andean forest and searches the ground for invertebrates.

• Chestnut-collared Swift Streptoprocne rutila

  The Chestnut-collared Swift catches flying insects above mountain forests and open areas. Males have a rufous collar; in females and young birds it may be incomplete or absent.

• Giant Scops Owl Otus gurneyi

  A large scops owl that lives in forests in the Philippines.

• Purplish Jay Cyanocorax cyanomelas

  This jay is recognizable by its bluish-purple body and black facial mask. Family groups search for food in forests and along their edges.

• White-tipped Plantcutter Phytotoma rutila

  The White-tipped Plantcutter shows strong sex differences in plumage. Males have a red forehead and underparts, while females are grey with dark streaks.

• New Zealand Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae

  A pipit of open New Zealand landscapes that walks over the ground in search of small prey.

• Asian Short-toed Lark Alaudala cheleensis

  The Asian Short-toed Lark is a small lark with streaks on its breast and back. It favors open, dry ground with sparse vegetation, and its appearance and range vary by region.

• Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus

  The Sacred Kingfisher lives in Australian forests and wooded edges. Many birds that breed in the south move north for winter.

• Little Crake Zapornia parva

  The Little Crake is a small, secretive wetland bird. In Bulgaria its breeding sites are scattered, mainly in marshes along the Danube and the Black Sea coast.

• Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias

  A large heron with a typical blue-gray plumage and long legs. It waits for prey near water and strikes quickly with its neck.

• Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis

  The Southern Lapwing is a plover with a black-and-white patterned head, red legs and a habit of searching the ground for small animals.

• Southern Red-headed Weaver Anaplectes rubriceps

  The Southern Red-headed Weaver is a bird whose breeding male has a striking red head and chest. It searches for insects in trees.

• Variable Oriole Icterus pyrrhopterus

  The Variable Oriole occurs from eastern and southeastern Brazil through Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay to northern Argentina. It uses woodland, scrub, and gardens.

• Desertas Petrel Pterodroma deserta

  A seabird that breeds on Bugio Island in the Madeira archipelago. During incubation it can make long flights across the North Atlantic; after breeding it winters mainly in the South and West Atlantic.

• Rufous-crowned Laughingthrush Pterorhinus ruficeps

  This laughingthrush is endemic to Taiwan. It occurs in forest, secondary growth, and scrub, and forages mainly on the ground.

• 'Elepaio Chasiempis sandwichensis

  This forest bird is endemic to Hawaiʻi Island. Adults are dark brown above and white below, and the throat differs between males and females. It searches foliage for small arthropods and also catches prey in flight.

• Balkan Warbler Phylloscopus orientalis

  The Balkan Warbler is a small, pale leaf warbler. It breeds in Mediterranean scrub and forest, and outside the breeding season also uses vegetated dry valleys, open woodland, and scrub while searching for tiny insects and other prey.

• Hispaniolan Lizard Cuckoo Coccyzus longirostris

  A cuckoo of Hispaniola and nearby islands, it uses its long tail as it searches among branches for lizards and large insects.

• Black-bibbed Tit Poecile hypermelaenus

  This tit ranges from central and eastern China through southeastern Tibet to western Myanmar. It searches for insects in open woodland and forest edges.

• Puerto Rican Nightjar Antrostomus noctitherus

  The Puerto Rican Nightjar is endemic to Puerto Rico and lives in dry forests in the southwest. Its mottled brown plumage helps it blend into leaf litter.

• White-winged Swallow Tachycineta albiventer

  The White-winged Swallow has a glossy blue-green back, white underside, and conspicuous white wing patch. It pursues prey low over water or land.

• Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush Catharus aurantiirostris

  The small Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush is notable for its orange bill.

• Coastal Cisticola Cisticola haematocephalus

  A cisticola of East African wetlands and moist grassland. It has a streaked back and a relatively long tail.