Meet the world’s animals.

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• Rufous-breasted Wren Pheugopedius rutilus

  

  This small wren ranges from Central America into northern South America. It searches for small invertebrates among vines and leaf litter near the ground.

• Tristan Thrush Turdus eremita

  An island thrush endemic to the Tristan da Cunha group in the South Atlantic. On Tristan da Cunha it is mainly reported around the mountain base and gulches; on Nightingale and Inaccessible it occurs across all habitats described by the island account.

• Glacier Finch Idiopsar speculifer

  This bird occurs in the high Andes of Bolivia. It forages on the ground on barren slopes near the snow line, in puna grassland, and in wetlands.

• Seychelles Fody Foudia sechellarum

  This small bird occurs in the Seychelles. Breeding males show yellow feathers on the crown and chin, unlike females, nonbreeding males, and juveniles.

• White-bellied Yuhina Erpornis zantholeuca

  A small forest bird that often joins mixed-species flocks. eBird currently displays it as White-bellied Erpornis, while the pool name is retained here.

• Ash-winged Antwren Euchrepomis spodioptila

  The Ash-winged Antwren forages with mixed-species flocks in the canopy of mature Amazonian forest. Adult males are gray with a black cap and white wingbars; the reddish back and rump can be hidden by folded wings.

• Hill Prinia Prinia superciliaris

  This brown bird has a long tail. A Vietnam photo archive records a white eyebrow and throat and seasonal variation in breast streaking; its broader range and habitat come from a separate species account.

• White-eyed Attila Attila bolivianus

  This tyrant flycatcher lives in the lowlands of northern South America. It uses riverside and swamp forest, where it sallies from a perch to catch insects.

• Silver-capped Fruit Dove Ptilinopus richardsii

  This fruit-eating dove lives on islands in the Solomon Islands. It stands out for its silver head and green and orange plumage.

• Spot-fronted Swift Cypseloides cherriei

  The Spot-fronted Swift occurs in Costa Rica and scattered areas of northern South America. It has a short, square tail and a distinctive pale pattern around the eyes.

• Andaman Teal Anas albogularis

  Endemic to the Andaman Islands, this teal is greyish-brown with a white eye-ring and throat. It has been observed in coastal wetlands near Port Blair.

• Przevalski's Partridge Alectoris magna

  This partridge lives on the northeastern Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau in China. A narrow, almost broken tawny-brown neck band helps distinguish it.

• Laggar Falcon Falco jugger

  A falcon of open, dry country in South Asia. It catches small birds and other prey in flight and sometimes hunts cooperatively with its mate.

• Cerulean Cuckooshrike Coracina temminckii

  This cuckooshrike is endemic to Sulawesi, where it inhabits mature hill and mountain forest. Adults are bluish, but juveniles and regional forms differ in color.

• Brahminy Starling Sturnia pagodarum

  The Brahminy Starling has a brown body and a black cap. It searches for food on the ground and nests in tree cavities.

• Blackish Nightjar Nyctipolus nigrescens

  The Blackish Nightjar inhabits lowlands and foothills of northern South America. Its finely patterned brown and gray plumage blends with rocky ground near forest edges.

• Flavescent Bulbul Pycnonotus flavescens

  The Flavescent Bulbul is a 21–22 cm bulbul. Its species account lists forest and semi-open habitat at 800–2,100 m.

• Rufous Woodpecker Micropternus brachyurus

  A rufous-brown woodpecker whose male has red on the face; it forages at ant nests in forest.

• Southern Yellowthroat Geothlypis velata

  The Southern Yellowthroat occurs in marshes, moist grassland, and edges of swampy forest. Southern breeding populations move north in winter, while birds in some parts of the range occur year-round.

• Zosterops capensis

  This southern African white-eye has a grey belly and flanks and lives in fynbos shrubland.

• Pictorella Munia Heteromunia pectoralis

  The Pictorella Munia lives in grasslands and scrub across northern Australia. Adult males have a black face, while females are brown-faced, and the birds feed for seeds on the ground.

• Austen's Brown Hornbill Anorrhinus austeni

  Austen's Brown Hornbill lives in closed forest. It eats fruit and small animals, and travels through the canopy in vocal social groups.

• Little Stint Calidris minuta

  A tiny wader that passes through the UK on migration. Many pass in autumn, and most migrate to Africa for winter.

• 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.