Meet the world’s animals.

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• Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus

  

  It breeds in the Arctic and subarctic of North America, migrates south, and winters in South America. It probes for food in freshwater wetlands.

• Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina

  In breeding plumage, the male has an orange head and reddish bill; the female is brown. This diving duck feeds on aquatic plants and algae.

• Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus

  A grackle found mainly in Central and South America, with its range extending into parts of North America. Males have long tails and a purple gloss, while females are brown.

• Painted Spurfowl Galloperdix lunulata

  The male has spotted black-green plumage and a golden-buff belly, while the female is mostly brown and olive. The species lives among dry rocky ground and thorn scrub in India.

• Gabon Woodpecker Dendropicos gabonensis

  It has a green back and pale yellow underparts with dark spots. Males have red on the head, while females lack red on the head.

• Orange-bellied Parakeet Neophema chrysogaster

  The Orange-bellied Parakeet has a green back, wings, and flanks, a yellow chest, blue wing and brow markings, and a vivid orange belly patch. It breeds in southwestern Tasmania in summer and moves to mainland coasts for the rest of the year.

• Grenada Flycatcher Myiarchus nugator

  This flycatcher occurs on Grenada. It feeds on insects in forest, secondary growth, open woodland, and scrub; a song record is listed from Mt Hartmann Estate.

• White-tailed Swallow Hirundo megaensis

  A swallow restricted to southern Ethiopia's Acacia–Commiphora woodland. A study recorded many nests in homes occupied by villagers.

• Rufous-rumped Seedeater Sporophila hypochroma

  The Rufous-rumped Seedeater is a small bird whose male has a gray head and back with chestnut throat and underparts. In Argentina, it breeds in tall, humid grassland.

• Light-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus sinensis

  The Taiwanese subspecies has a white patch behind the head and lives in farmland and city parks.

• Bushy-crested Jay Cyanocorax melanocyaneus

  The Bushy-crested Jay has a raised crown, a black hood, and blue wings and tail. It forages in flocks for insects, seeds, and fruit.

• Chinese Blackbird Turdus mandarinus

  A 2024 study examined male Chinese Blackbirds in Nanjing and analyzed songs that mimicked cuckoo calls. The study population belonged to the urban subspecies T. m. mandarinus in eastern China.

• Chorister Robin-Chat Cossypha dichroa

  The Chorister Robin-Chat is marked by its black hood and orange underparts. In southern Africa it lives in moist forests and searches for food on the ground and in trees.

• Wedge-billed Woodcreeper Glyphorynchus spirurus

  A small woodcreeper with a wedge-shaped bill that feeds in the understory of humid Amazonian forests.

• Blue-crowned Parakeet Thectocercus acuticaudatus

  The Blue-crowned Parakeet has a green body, blue on the face and crown, and a long tail. Its native range includes dry forest and scrub in South America.

• Yellow-throated Bush Tanager Chlorospingus flavigularis

  This tanager is recorded in humid eastern Andean forests of Peru and Ecuador. The source describes the nominate subspecies.

• Brown-backed Honeyeater Ramsayornis modestus

  This small honeyeater lives in coastal areas of northeastern Australia and New Guinea. It is often seen in flowering trees near water.

• Serra Antwren Formicivora serrana

  This small antwren occurs in southeastern Brazil. A studied coastal population of subspecies F. s. littoralis maintained territories.

• Honduran Emerald Amazilia luciae

  This hummingbird is endemic to Honduras, where it lives in dry interior valleys with scrub and thorn forest. It feeds on flower nectar as well as insects and spiders.

• Cave Swiftlet Collocalia linchi

  The Cave Swiftlet is a small swiftlet found on islands including Java. Its green gloss and square-ended tail are useful field marks.

• White-eared Tailorbird Orthotomus cinereiceps

  This resident bird occurs in the Philippines. BirdLife lists moist lowland forest as its main habitat and records it up to 1,000 m.

• Sickle-winged Nightjar Eleothreptus anomalus

  The Sickle-winged Nightjar is a small nightjar found from central and southeastern Brazil through eastern Paraguay to northern Argentina. A Cotinga paper records regional differences in movement and reports that a male observed in southeastern Argentina could not be identified by wing shape in flight.

• Stripe-throated Wren Cantorchilus leucopogon

  The Stripe-throated Wren has a striped throat and reddish-brown tail. The account distinguishes a darker Pacific form from a paler, greyer Caribbean form.

• Rufous-necked Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza erythrauchen

  The Rufous-necked Sparrowhawk is a raptor with a grey body and a striking rufous collar. It lives in forests of the Moluccas and watches from tree perches.