Meet the world’s animals.

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• Gray Warbler-Finch Certhidea fusca

  

  This small finch occurs in the dry and transition zones of the Galapagos. It searches foliage, epiphytes, and moss for arthropods.

• Yellow-footed Flycatcher Muscicapa sethsmithi

  This flycatcher was recorded in the Korup area of southwestern Cameroon. The 1994 study reports it in treefall gaps and small forest clearings, alone or in pairs.

• Rusty-flanked Crake Laterallus levraudi

  The Rusty-flanked Crake is a small rail of northwestern Venezuela. Adults have an olive-brown back and rusty sides and stay concealed in dense vegetation.

• Crested Black Tyrant Knipolegus lophotes

  It has a high crest, and a broad white patch shows on the open wings in flight. It launches from a perch to catch flying insects and returns to a favored perch. A separate nest account has records from one area in Minas Gerais, Brazil.

• Large-billed crow Corvus macrorhynchos

  A crow with a thick bill and a raised forehead. In Japan it occurs in forests, towns and other habitats.

• Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus

  A small leaf warbler with olive and yellow plumage. In Britain and Ireland it is a summer visitor that breeds there.

• Flame-headed Fig Parrot Psittaculirostris desmarestii

  The Flame-headed Fig Parrot is a small New Guinea parrot with orange, blue, and green markings around the head and face. It favors figs.

• Mindoro Bulbul Hypsipetes mindorensis

  Mindoro Bulbul is endemic to Mindoro in the Philippines. Its 1890 description records dark olive-brown upperparts and a rufous-tinged breast.

• Superb Sunbird Cinnyris superbus

  The Superb Sunbird occurs in western and central Africa. Males have a blue crown and throat with maroon underparts; the species uses woodland and savanna.

• White-bearded Antshrike Biatas nigropectus

  The White-bearded Antshrike is associated with bamboo in the Atlantic Forest. Males have a black cap and white face, while females have a rufous crown.

• Prevost's Ground Sparrow Melozone biarcuata

  This ground-dwelling sparrow uses forest edges and coffee plantations in Central America. The male has a white face, dark forehead, and rufous crown.

• 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.

• White-breasted Parakeet Pyrrhura albipectus

  This small parakeet was studied in montane forests of southern Ecuador. Flocks use fruiting trees.

• Buff-cheeked Greenlet Hylophilus muscicapinus

  A small green bird of humid lowland forests, it searches among leaves for small prey.

• Tepui Whitestart Myioborus castaneocapilla

  This New World warbler lives in the Tepui highlands. It has a grey head with a rufous crown patch and searches for insects in montane forests and along their edges.

• Galapagos Petrel Pterodroma phaeopygia

  The Galapagos Petrel breeds in the humid highlands of the Galapagos Islands and ranges widely over the sea to find food.

• Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis

  The Lesser Nighthawk lives in dry country and catches insects on the wing at dusk. It lays eggs directly on the ground with little or no nest material.

• Guadeloupe Woodpecker Melanerpes herminieri

  This woodpecker occurs on Basse-Terre and Grande-Terre in Guadeloupe. It uses several island habitats, including humid forest, semi-deciduous forest, and mangroves.

• Mauritius Fody Foudia rubra

  The Mauritius Fody is endemic to Mauritius. Males develop a red head and neck during the breeding season, while females remain olive-coloured throughout the year.

• Beautiful Hummingbird Calothorax pulcher

  A small hummingbird of dry interior scrub and brushy woodland in southwestern Mexico; cactus flowers are a frequent food source.

• Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris

  This small brown bird searches for food among wetland grasses and cattail stems. Males may build several nest-like structures during the breeding season.

• Glossy Swiftlet Collocalia esculenta

  The Glossy Swiftlet is a small swiftlet with a square tail and a blue sheen on its upperparts. It catches insects in flight and often uses low airspace over forests, streams, and clearings.

• Palau Greater White-eye Megazosterops palauensis

  This white-eye is endemic to Palau. It lives in limestone forest and vine thickets, feeding in the upper canopy on insects, fruit, and nectar.

• Heermann's Gull Larus heermanni

  In breeding plumage it has a dark grey body, white head, and red bill. It breeds in Mexico’s Gulf of California and moves north along the Pacific Coast.