Meet the world’s animals.

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• Audouin's Gull Ichthyaetus audouinii

  

  A gull associated with the Mediterranean, Audouin's Gull has a pale gray body and red bill as an adult and feeds mainly on fish.

• Southern Pochard Netta erythrophthalma

  The Southern Pochard lives around Andean wetlands and flowing waters, often in pairs or small groups.

• Orange-chinned Parakeet Brotogeris jugularis

  The Orange-chinned Parakeet is a small green parrot with an orange chin. It ranges from southern Mexico to northern South America in dry forest.

• Crimson-winged Finch Rhodopechys sanguineus

  This finch occurs in mountain regions from Türkiye through the Caucasus, Iran and northern Afghanistan to north-western India. It lives on rocky slopes and eats seeds.

• Buff-rumped Warbler Myiothlypis fulvicauda

  In Bolivia this warbler occurs locally along streams in forest on the lower eastern Andean slope and foothills. Its buff rump and tail base stand out as it forages near the ground by water.

• Collared Myna Acridotheres albocinctus

  The Collared Myna has a conspicuous white collar. Adults of both sexes have glossy blue-black plumage, while young birds are brown.

• African Firefinch Lagonosticta rubricata

  It is described with dark wine-red plumage, a grayish-red crown, and a dark bluish, cone-shaped bill.

• Mayotte Sunbird Cinnyris coquerellii

  This sunbird is endemic to Mayotte. It feeds on flower nectar and small insects, and the sexes differ markedly in color.

• White-eared Brown Dove Phapitreron leucotis

  The White-eared Brown Dove is a small dove endemic to the Philippines. It has a gray crown, green or violet iridescence, a brown breast, and a pale belly.

• Timberline Wren Thryorchilus browni

  This wren inhabits the mountains from southern Costa Rica into Panama, using high-elevation bamboo thickets and forest edges.

• Stripe-backed Antbird Myrmorchilus strigilatus

  This antbird occurs in Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina. It lives in the lower growth of scrub and woodland, and the sexes differ in eyebrow color.

• Yellow-bellied Tanager Ixothraupis xanthogastra

  This tanager lives in Amazonian forest and along the eastern Andean foothills. It is green with dark spots and a yellow center to the belly.

• White-eared Honeyeater Nesoptilotis leucotis

  This honeyeater occurs in eastern and southern mainland Australia. It is common in dry eucalypt forest and woodland, where it searches mainly for insects beneath bark and in crevices.

• Cinereous Bulbul Hemixos cinereus

  This bulbul occurs in Southeast Asian mountain forests. It eats fruit, seeds, and insects; the Bornean subspecies is described with a yellow undertail.

• Black-striped Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus lachrymosus

  A woodcreeper of humid lowland and mangrove forests that searches bark for small animals.

• Sanderling Calidris alba

  A small shorebird that runs along the water’s edge, probing wet sand for tiny prey with a short black bill and black legs.

• Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus

  A hawk with broad wings and a rounded tail. In Japan, it breeds in low mountain forests north of Shikoku and digs up nests of ground-nesting wasps to eat.

• Buff-streaked Chat Campicoloides bifasciatus

  The Buff-streaked Chat lives in rocky highland grassland in southern Africa. It searches for food on the ground and on rocks, and males and females differ in plumage.

• Diamantina Sabrewing Campylopterus diamantinensis

  Campylopterus diamantinensis is a hummingbird from the highlands of Minas Gerais, Brazil. A 2017 study described the tail pattern of the population now treated as this species, when it was still considered a subspecies.

• Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe

  A small flycatcher of eastern North America, the Eastern Phoebe often launches from a low perch to catch flying insects.

• Swift Parrot Lathamus discolor

  The Swift Parrot has a green body and a striking red face. It breeds in Tasmania and moves to mainland Australia in search of flowering trees.

• Greyish Piculet Picumnus granadensis

  This small woodpecker relative lives in forests and at forest edges in Colombia. The male has a black crown with white spots and yellow crown marks.

• Islet White-eye Zosterops griseotinctus

  This white-eye occurs on Papua New Guinea's offshore islands. A 2015 study examined populations across the Louisiade and other archipelagos.

• Sharp-tailed Grouse Tympanuchus phasianellus

  The Sharp-tailed Grouse lives in North American grasslands and shrublands. In spring, males inflate their throat sacs and stamp their feet during courtship.