Meet the world’s animals.

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• Common kingfisher Alcedo atthis

  

  A bird that dives from waterside perches to catch small fish. Its blue back contrasts with a chestnut belly.

• Mauritius Cuckooshrike Coracina typica

  

  This cuckooshrike lives in native forests in southwestern Mauritius. Males and females have markedly different plumage.

• Secretarybird Sagittarius serpentarius

  

  An African bird of prey that walks across grassland on long legs while hunting.

• Gray Partridge Perdix perdix

  

  A ground-dwelling bird native to Eurasia. Family groups walk through fields and grasslands, picking seeds from the ground. North American populations were introduced from Europe.

• Tit Berrypecker Oreocharis arfaki

  

  The Tit Berrypecker is a fruit-eating bird of New Guinea’s montane forest. Males show bright yellow and orange, while females are mainly olive and gray.

• Hamerkop Scopus umbretta

  

  The hamerkop is an African wetland bird whose flat crest makes its head look like a hammer. Pairs build a large, domed nest.

• White wagtail Motacilla alba

  A bird that walks in search of insects along watersides and farmland in Japan. Birds commonly seen there have white faces with a dark line through the eye.

• Bristle-crowned Starling Onychognathus salvadorii

  A starling of Ethiopia, Somalia, and Kenya in eastern Africa. It has bristle-like black feathers on the forehead, a blue sheen, and uses rocky mountain habitat.

• Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus

  A stork with a large bill and little feathering on its head and neck. In Bangladesh it occurs around shallow wetlands, grassland and farmland.

• Northern shoveler Spatula clypeata

  A duck with a broad, shovel-shaped bill. The large bill gathers tiny food items from the water.

• African Spotted Creeper Salpornis salvadori

  This African bird spirals up trunks in open woodland while searching bark for insects; it has spotted and barred plumage and a thin down-curved bill.

• Striated Pardalote Pardalotus striatus

  This small bird lives in Australian forests and woodlands. It has a white eyebrow and a yellow spot in front of the eye, and searches canopy leaves for insects and larvae.

• Peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus

  A falcon that catches birds in flight. In North America it is common around coasts and cliffs and may nest on tall buildings.

• Long-billed Thrasher Toxostoma longirostre

  A southern North American bird that uses its long bill to turn leaf litter while searching for insects in dry scrub.

• Rudd's Lark Heteromirafra ruddi

  This lark occurs locally in the highland grasslands of eastern South Africa. Its large head, short thin tail and upright posture help identify it.

• Eurasian bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula

  A rounded bird with soft, whistle-like calls.

• White-throated Fiji Whistler Pachycephala vitiensis

  This entry covers the White-throated Fiji Whistler, the white-throated species split from the former broad Fiji Whistler in Clements 2024. It is 16–19 cm long and feeds mainly on insects and spiders.

• Plains-wanderer Pedionomus torquatus

  The Plains-wanderer is a small ground-dwelling bird of scattered grasslands in southeastern Australia. It forages by day for seeds and small ground-dwelling animals.

• Common nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos

  A migratory bird breeding in scrubby woodland. Birds breeding in Britain spend winter in West Africa.

• White-winged Chough Corcorax melanorhamphos

  The black bird has a white wing patch, red eyes and a slightly curved bill. It forms groups in eastern and southeastern Australia and forages on the ground.

• Little Grassbird Megalurus gramineus

  It occurs in wetlands, swamps, mangroves, and marshes in Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea. It often stays hidden in dense vegetation while searching for insects and other invertebrates.

• Common Raven Corvus corax

  A large black raven that lives widely across the Northern Hemisphere.

• Bearded Reedling Panurus biarmicus

  A long-tailed brown bird of reedbeds. Males have a black facial marking that looks like a moustache.

• Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae

  An Australian bird with shaggy gray-brown feathers and long, powerful legs.