Meet the world’s animals.

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• Bristle-thighed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis

  

  The Bristle-thighed Curlew has a long, down-curved bill and a conspicuous head stripe. It breeds in western Alaska and migrates long distances to Pacific islands.

• Lesser Fish Eagle Icthyophaga humilis

  A small eagle seen around rivers and lakes. Adults are marked by a white belly and yellow eyes, and the species often uses fast-flowing foothill streams.

• White-bellied Woodpecker Dryocopus javensis

  A large woodpecker that uses the forest canopy. In Singapore, its native population is confined to a limited area.

• Dideric Cuckoo Chrysococcyx caprius

  An African cuckoo whose adult male is metallic green and which is widespread across the Afrotropics.

• Chinese Egret Egretta eulophotes

  A white egret that feeds on mudflats and in mangroves. It breeds in East Asia and moves south seasonally.

• Rota bridled white-eye Zosterops rotensis

  The current wild population is known from Rota in the Mariana Islands. It forms small flocks in the forest canopy and searches leaves and branchlets for food.

• Slaty Monarch Mayrornis lessoni

  This small monarch flycatcher occurs in Fiji. It uses moist forest and may also live in well-wooded parks and gardens.

• Spotted Kingfisher Actenoides lindsayi

  The Spotted Kingfisher lives in the moist lowland forests of the Philippines. It waits on low perches and catches insects and small animals.

• Ashy Cisticola Cisticola cinereolus

  This cisticola is about 13–14 cm long. The account lists acacia woodland and thornbush, with ground foraging for invertebrates. Sound recordings include the Amboseli area in Kenya.

• Broad-billed Hummingbird Cynanthus latirostris

  Males have a striking blue head and throat. This hummingbird laps nectar with its tongue and also eats insects.

• Puff-throated Bulbul Alophoixus pallidus

  The Puff-throated Bulbul is a bulbul of the forest understory. Its rufous crest and conspicuous, puffy white throat stand out.

• Cherry-throated Tanager Nemosia rourei

  This tanager lives in the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil. Adults have a red throat and yellow eyes, and small groups forage on moss- and lichen-covered branches in the canopy.

• Black-chinned Sparrow Spizella atrogularis

  This small sparrow breeds on rocky hillsides in the southwestern United States and winters in Mexico. It forages on the ground but does not stay in the open for long.

• 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.

• White Eared Pheasant Crossoptilon crossoptilon

  This entry covers the drouynii subspecies of the White Eared Pheasant. Males and females have the same plumage, and it lives in high mountain forests.

• Grey-backed Wagtail Motacilla clara

  This long-tailed gray wagtail catches insects along humid streams. The Ethiopian population is resident, while birds elsewhere may move locally.

• Gray Duck Anas superciliosa

  This dabbling duck has cream and black facial stripes and a green patch on the wing.

• Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus

  The Glaucous Gull is a large gull with pale wing tips. Young birds have different plumage from adults.

• Rock Earthcreeper Ochetorhynchus andaecola

  This earthcreeper inhabits high Andean steppe in northwestern Argentina. It has a long, slightly curved bill, cinnamon-brown upperparts and a pale eyebrow.

• Scaly Thrush Zoothera dauma

  A forest-dwelling thrush with scale-like markings on its plumage, it searches among leaf litter for invertebrates.

• Black-capped Siskin Spinus atriceps

  A siskin with a black cap and yellow-green body. It occurs in highlands from southern Mexico to Guatemala.

• Sharp-tailed Grass Tyrant Culicivora caudacuta

  This small tyrant flycatcher lives in the grasslands of the Cerrado, Pampa, and Chaco in South America.

• Bahama Oriole Icterus northropi

  This oriole is endemic to the Andros island complex in The Bahamas. It nests in palms around settlements, and a 2020 study also documented breeding in native pine forest.

• Long-wattled Umbrellabird Cephalopterus penduliger

  A large black bird whose male has a long chest wattle and an overhanging crest. Females are smaller, with a reduced or absent wattle.