Meet the world’s animals.

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• White-bearded Hermit Phaethornis hispidus

  

  This widespread Amazonian hummingbird has gray underparts and a white stripe down the throat. A Colombian account adds forest, edge, secondary growth and seasonally flooded forest as habitats.

• African Grey Woodpecker Dendropicos goertae

  The African Grey Woodpecker lives in wooded habitats across parts of western, eastern, and central Africa and feeds mainly on insects such as termites.

• Scarlet-rumped Cacique Cacicus microrhynchus

  This black cacique has a red lower back and rump. It inhabits lowlands from Central America to western Ecuador.

• Anthony's Nightjar Nyctidromus anthonyi

  The male has a white throat but no white wing or tail patches, even in flight. In dry Pacific lowlands from western Ecuador to Peru, it catches flying insects at night.

• White-whiskered Spinetail Synallaxis candei

  The White-whiskered Spinetail has a black face marked by a white moustache stripe. A Colombia field page documents the nominate form in dry scrub at Los Flamencos, La Guajira, and notes that nearby forms differ in face and throat color.

• Caribbean Martin Progne dominicensis

  This swallow ranges in Mexico, Cuba, and the West Indies. The male has a sharp boundary between its blue-purple back and white belly, while the female and juvenile blend brown feathers into the white. It catches insects in flight near water.

• Erckel's Francolin Pternistis erckelii

  Erckel's Francolin is a ground-dwelling bird of the highlands of Eritrea, Ethiopia, and northeastern Sudan. Pale markings show on its body.

• South American Tern Sterna hirundinacea

  This tern lives along the coasts of South America. Adults have pale gray bodies, a black cap, and red bills and legs.

• Mindoro Boobook Ninox mindorensis

  This owl occurs in forest and wooded areas on Mindoro. One source describes the island population under its former subspecies treatment.

• Mountain Kingfisher Syma megarhyncha

  The Mountain Kingfisher is a large kingfisher of New Guinea's mountain forests. It has a longer bill than its close relative, although the black marking on the upper bill is absent in the Huon Peninsula subspecies.

• Black-capped Sparrow Arremon abeillei

  This sparrow occurs in the understory of humid Andean forests and tall scrub. Its black head and broad white eyebrow stand out, and mantle color varies between subspecies.

• Black-winged Red Bishop Euplectes hordeaceus

  The breeding male is red and black, while the nonbreeding male is yellow-brown and white. It uses damp grassland and farmland near water and feeds on seeds and grain on the ground.

• Hawaiian Coot Fulica alai

  The Hawaiian Coot is a waterbird with a dark gray body and a white frontal shield and bill. It is found around ponds and wetlands in Hawai‘i Island's Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park.

• David's Fulvetta Alcippe davidi

  David’s Fulvetta ranges from China to northern Indochina and lives in the understory of broad-leaved evergreen forest. It has been recorded in mixed flocks with other birds and feeds on insects and berries.

• Bridled Honeyeater Bolemoreus frenatus

  This honeyeater occurs in the upland rainforests of northern Queensland. Its overall plumage is sooty grey, with a bright yellow base to the bill.

• Salvin's Prion Pachyptila salvini

  Salvin's Prion is a seabird that breeds in large colonies on southern Indian Ocean islands. It is blue-grey above and white below.

• Mangrove Blue-flycatcher Cyornis rufigastra

  This flycatcher hunts insects in mangrove forest. It has dark-blue upperparts and orange underparts, with different facial and throat colors in females.

• Red-billed Blue Magpie Urocissa erythroryncha

  The Red-billed Blue Magpie has a blue body, black head, red bill, and long tail. It is a familiar resident bird in Hong Kong.

• Syrian Serin Serinus syriacus

  A small finch with a bright yellow face. It nests in trees in Middle Eastern mountains and eats grass and herb seeds.

• Rudd's Apalis Apalis ruddi

  This apalis lives in thickets and woodland in southern Africa. Adults have a gray head with a short pale eyebrow and search foliage for insects.

• Black-throated Grey Warbler Setophaga nigrescens

  In breeding plumage, male Black-throated Gray Warblers have a black throat, gray back, a black-and-white face pattern, and a yellow spot near the eye. The species breeds west of the Rocky Mountains and winters in Mexico.

• Stripe-headed Antpitta Grallaria andicolus

  A terrestrial antpitta of the high Andes in Peru and Bolivia. It uses Polylepis woodland and nearby scrub, watching for insects from raised perches.

• Northern Hawk-cuckoo Hierococcyx hyperythrus

  A cuckoo with a bright yellow eye-ring. It breeds in northeastern Asia, and juveniles have been recorded in Hong Kong in autumn.

• Spoon-billed Sandpiper Calidris pygmaea

  A small shorebird with a spoon-shaped bill. It migrates between breeding grounds in Russia and wintering wetlands in South Asia.