Meet the world’s animals.

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• Principe Starling Lamprotornis ornatus

  

  This starling is endemic to Príncipe Island. A 1990 survey recorded it in plantations, regenerating forest, and primary forest, with groups high in the canopy.

• Pileated Parrot Pionopsitta pileata

  The Pileated Parrot lives in humid forests of southeastern Brazil and nearby areas. Males have red on the head; females do not.

• Sombre Hummingbird Eupetomena cirrochloris

  This hummingbird occurs in Brazil. Gould described its head and back as dark grass-green and its wings as purplish brown; modern species accounts place it at humid forest edges and in the understory, where it takes nectar.

• Crimson-bellied Woodpecker Campephilus haematogaster

  This large woodpecker has black upperparts and a red crest, rump, and underside. It chisels into wood for beetle larvae.

• Bullock's Oriole Icterus bullockii

  Bullock’s Oriole occurs in open and riparian woodland in the western United States. It forages in the canopy and weaves hanging nests from branches.

• Rufous-cheeked Nightjar Caprimulgus rufigena

  The Rufous-cheeked Nightjar lives in dry country and catches flying insects at dusk. Its back is finely marked, and adult males have white tips on the outer tail feathers.

• Cinereous-breasted Spinetail Synallaxis hypospodia

  The PeruAves account also records this species in Brazil and Bolivia. It has a rufous crown and wings, a gray tail, and a black throat.

• Mascarene Martin Phedina borbonica

  The Mascarene Martin is a small swallow about 15 cm long. It uses forests, mangroves and wetlands, catching insects in flight.

• Tibetan Snowcock Tetraogallus tibetanus

  The Tibetan Snowcock is a large pheasant-family bird of the highlands of Central and South Asia. It is found in mountain landscapes with grassland and rocky ground.

• White-eyed Gull Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus

  An adult in breeding plumage has a black hood and white crescents around the eyes, but the irises are dark brown. This gull is endemic to the Red Sea.

• Nicobar Scops Owl Otus alius

  This scops owl is from the Nicobar Islands. The original description is based on specimens from Campbell Bay on Great Nicobar Island. Reports describe coastal forest and prey found in specimens, but ecological information remains limited.

• Ringed Kingfisher Megaceryle torquata

  The ringed kingfisher has a large bill and catches fish by rivers and lakes. It ranges through Central and South America and reaches southern Texas.

• Eastern Towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus

  The Eastern Towhee is a sparrow-sized bird of woodland undergrowth and thickets. Males are black and reddish-brown; females replace the black with brown, and their leaf-litter scratching is often heard.

• Northern Red Bishop Euplectes franciscanus

  The Northern Red Bishop changes markedly in the male's breeding plumage. Flocks feed mainly on seeds in wet grasslands and marshes.

• Yellow-breasted Crake Laterallus flaviventer

  The Yellow-breasted Crake is a very small, yellow-brown-looking crake with a dark cap and barred flanks. It searches among wetland vegetation for food.

• Black-crowned Barwing Actinodura sodangorum

  This barwing is documented in high-elevation forest around Mount Ngoc Linh in central Vietnam. The account here is limited to the documented locality.

• Yellow-spotted Honeyeater Meliphaga notata

  The yellow-spotted honeyeater is marked by a yellow ear patch. In northern Queensland it uses rainforest and mangroves and feeds on nectar, fruit, and insects.

• Wedge-tailed Shearwater Ardenna pacifica

  The Wedge-tailed Shearwater is a large seabird of warm Indian and Pacific waters. It has light and dark morphs; dark birds are brown overall.

• Nilgiri Flycatcher Eumyias albicaudatus

  The Nilgiri Flycatcher occurs in India's Western Ghats. Males are greenish indigo-blue with white patches at the tail base; females are smaller and grey-brown.

• White-throated Jay Cyanolyca mirabilis

  This small jay is dark blue with a striking black-and-white head pattern. It lives in mountain forests of southwestern Mexico and is seen in pairs or small groups.

• Papyrus Canary Crithagra koliensis

  The Papyrus Canary uses papyrus swamps and nearby habitats. The sexes look similar, though the male has more strongly marked facial patterning.

• Yellow-bellied Eremomela Eremomela icteropygialis

  This small bird lives in sub-Saharan African savanna and open woodland. It has a grey-tinged olive back and a belly whose yellow varies in intensity, and it moves actively among foliage.

• Santa Marta Warbler Myiothlypis basilica

  This warbler lives in the understory of humid forest in the Santa Marta Mountains. Its black head has white markings, its upperparts are olive, and its underside is yellow.

• Lesser Ground-Cuckoo Morococcyx erythropygus

  The Lesser Ground-Cuckoo lives in arid lowlands from western Mexico to northwestern Costa Rica. It forages on open ground and, more often, in the understory.