Meet the world’s animals.

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• Damara Tern Sternula balaenarum

  

  The Damara Tern breeds along the coast of southwestern Africa and moves north along the West African coast seasonally. It may plunge-dive for small fish.

• Duida Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes duidae

  Duida Woodcreeper is a woodcreeper found north of the Amazon in eastern Colombia, Ecuador, and northeastern Peru.

• Sri Lanka Thrush Zoothera imbricata

  The Sri Lanka Thrush is endemic to Sri Lanka. Black scale-like markings pattern its pale plumage, and a black band shows across the white underwing in flight. A Sri Lankan study treated it as a ground-layer species and found higher density in forest than in buffer habitat.

• 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.

• Grey-capped Tyrannulet Phyllomyias griseocapilla

  The Grey-capped Tyrannulet is a small bird with a gray head, green back, and yellowish flanks. In eastern Brazil's Atlantic Forest highlands, it takes insects from outer tree branches and also eats small fruit.

• Streak-backed Oriole Icterus pustulatus

  It ranges from western Mexico into western Central America, and its head and back patterns vary among subspecies groups.

• Himalayan Cutia Cutia nipalensis

  An older account describes male nominate Himalayan Cutias as flocking in high-elevation forest in summer and moving lower in winter.

• Murphy's Petrel Pterodroma ultima

  Murphy’s Petrel is a seabird that breeds on islands in the South Pacific. It is mostly dark brown to gray, with pale flashes at the wingtips.

• Tanimbar Flycatcher Ficedula riedeli

  A flycatcher of the Tanimbar Islands, Indonesia, using both primary and secondary lowland forest. The adult's white eyebrow and richer rufous breast are noted as identification characters.

• Slender-billed Starling Onychognathus tenuirostris

  The Slender-billed Starling is an East African starling with a long, narrow bill and glossy dark plumage.

• Indian Bush Lark Plocealauda erythroptera

  This lark inhabits dry lowlands in India and southeastern Pakistan. A pale eyebrow, heavily streaked upperparts, and a spotted breast help identify it.

• Large-billed crow Corvus macrorhynchos

  A crow with a thick bill and a raised forehead. In Japan it occurs in forests, towns and other habitats.

• Black-bellied Seedcracker Pyrenestes ostrinus

  This finch has black and dark red plumage, and individuals differ in bill size. Adults eat seeds, while parents feed nestlings a soft diet made mostly of insects.

• Little Swift Apus affinis

  The Little Swift catches food in the air. In southern Africa it also nests in colonies on bridges and buildings.

• Streak-breasted Honeyeater Territornis reticulata

  This honeyeater is endemic to Timor and Semau islands. Accounts record it in habitats from forest to gardens and mangroves, with more records in lowlands near the coast.

• White-headed Buffalo Weaver Dinemellia dinemelli

  The White-headed Buffalo Weaver is a stocky bird with a white head and brown back that forages on the ground near acacia trees.

• Thick-billed Spiderhunter Arachnothera crassirostris

  The Thick-billed Spiderhunter is a forest bird with a notably thick bill. Its range extends from the Thai-Malay Peninsula to Sumatra and Borneo.

• St Lucia Amazon Amazona versicolor

  The St Lucia Amazon is a large parrot found only on Saint Lucia. It uses the forest canopy.

• Ornate Lorikeet Saudareos ornata

  The Ornate Lorikeet has a dark violet-blue head, a red-orange face, and a green body. It occurs on Sulawesi and nearby islands and feeds on nectar, pollen, and fruit.

• Crested Quail-Dove Geotrygon versicolor

  This dove is endemic to Jamaica. It has a grey face with a red line below the eye and green and purple iridescence on its plumage. It lives in wet limestone areas and mountains and eats fruit and seeds as well as invertebrates.

• Southern Crag-Martin Ptyonoprogne fuligula

  The Southern Crag-Martin nests on cliffs and buildings in southern Africa. It catches small insects in flight and is distributed across the region.

• Forest Owlet Athene blewitti

  A small, diurnal owl of localized forests in central and western India. Its plumage helps distinguish it from similar owls.

• White-browed Crake Poliolimnas cinereus

  The White-browed Crake is a wetland bird with a broad white line bordering the black orbital area. It searches for food among floating plants and muddy margins, and ranges from Southeast Asia to Pacific islands.

• Spotted Antbird Hylophylax naevioides

  This antbird lives in lowland evergreen forests in Central America, including Panama. Adult males have a black head and white throat; females differ, with a paler throat.