Meet the world’s animals.

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• Andean Goose Chloephaga melanoptera

  

  The Andean Goose has a white body set off by black wings and tail. It grazes near high-Andean wetlands on grasses and aquatic plants, moving to lower elevations in winter.

• Bronzed Cowbird Molothrus aeneus

  Bronzed Cowbirds move in flocks through open country. Males have blue and bronze gloss on their plumage, and both sexes have red eyes.

• Siberian House Martin Delichon lagopodum

  This martin breeds in East Asia and winters mainly in Southeast Asia. It has a white face and underside, an extended white rump and catches small insects in flight.

• Ochraceous Wren Troglodytes ochraceus

  The Ochraceous Wren is a small wren about 9.5 cm long and 9.5 g. It is recorded in Costa Rica’s humid mountain forest, nearby second growth and pastures with scattered trees.

• Desert Cisticola Cisticola aridulus

  The Desert Cisticola is a small bird of dry grassland and scrub. During breeding, males and females differ in their crown pattern and forage in low grass.

• Streaked Spiderhunter Arachnothera magna

  A large sunbird relative with a long curved bill and streaked plumage, it searches for nectar and small invertebrates.

• Yungas Warbler Basileuterus punctipectus

  A warbler of humid Andean forests, ranging from southeastern Peru to central Bolivia.

• Striped Woodpecker Veniliornis lignarius

  A bark-foraging woodpecker recorded in Argentina’s montane forests and forest edges in the regional account.

• Apapane Himatione sanguinea

  The Apapane is a Hawaiian honeycreeper that uses nectar as a major food source and also takes insects. It visits ʻōhiʻa blossoms and moves through the canopy as it feeds.

• Pale-olive Greenbul Phyllastrephus fulviventris

  This greenbul has Gabon forest records. In two, a pale eyebrow and dark eye-line were conspicuous.

• Schlegel's Francolin Campocolinus schlegelii

  A small gamebird of Central African savanna woodland. Males show a rusty orange head and dark facial markings; the species eats leaves, seeds, grain, and caterpillars.

• Black-billed Weaver Ploceus melanogaster

  The Black-billed Weaver lives in dense undergrowth in African montane forest. Male yellow markings vary between its geographically separated forms: the Cameroon form has a yellow breast collar, while the eastern form has yellow on the face.

• Streak-throated Barwing Actinodura waldeni

  This barwing lives in mossy forests of the eastern Himalayas. Its short tail and barred wings and tail are distinctive, while the color of the underparts varies among subspecies.

• Bassian Thrush Zoothera lunulata

  The Bassian Thrush lives in forests of Australia and Tasmania and searches beneath leaf litter on the forest floor. Pale spots and dark crescent-like markings pattern its plumage; it eats insects, worms, and fruit.

• Many-colored Fruit Dove Ptilinopus perousii

  The Many-colored Fruit Dove is a small, compact dove with differences between the sexes. In island forests it feeds mainly on figs and gathers at fruiting trees.

• Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus

  An adult kite with a white head and breast and chestnut body. It is recorded as resident in Singapore and occurs from mangroves to urban areas.

• Galapagos Flycatcher Myiarchus magnirostris

  The Galapagos Flycatcher lives in island forests and feeds mainly on insects, as well as fruit and flowers. It nests in cavities in trees and cacti.

• Giant Kingfisher Megaceryle maxima

  A large kingfisher of sub-Saharan African waters, hunting fish, crabs, and other prey.

• Crested Lark Galerida cristata

  The Crested Lark is a brown, streaked lark with a noticeable crest. In Spain it is commonly found in open places such as fields and roadsides.

• Masked Finch Poephila personata

  The Masked Finch lives in grassy areas and near water in northern Australia. Its heavy yellow bill and black facial markings are distinctive.

• Coleto Sarcops calvus

  The Coleto is a starling endemic to the Philippines. A 2022 study at Subic Watershed Forest Reserve on Luzon recorded an Asian Koel laying in one Coleto nest.

• Madagascar Cuckooshrike Coracina cinerea

  An endemic cuckooshrike of Madagascar. It uses dry forest, humid evergreen forest and gallery forest, and may join mixed-species flocks in the canopy.

• Yellow-breasted Brush Finch Atlapetes latinuchus

  The Yellow-breasted Brush Finch lives in Andean forest and highland grassland. Its crown and nape are rufous, the face has a broad black mask, and the belly is bright yellow. It searches foliage for fruit, fresh leaf buds, and insects.

• Black-goggled Tanager Trichothraupis melanops

  This tanager uses humid montane forest on the eastern Andean slope. Males have black markings through the eye and a bright yellow crown patch.