Meet the world’s animals.

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• Black-chinned Yuhina Yuhina nigrimenta

  

  A small bird of forests from the Himalayas into mainland Southeast Asia. Its black crest and red bill base are distinctive.

• Ruwenzori Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris stuhlmanni

  The current name is Cinnyris stuhlmanni, but a 1949 Ruwenzori account uses the older name Nectarinia afer stuhlmanni and describes males there. Current data place it in Burundi, DR Congo, Rwanda and Uganda.

• White-rumped Spinetail Zoonavena sylvatica

  A broad white rump stands out against its black upperparts, which may shine blue. It catches insects high over forested hills.

• Black-chested Mountain Tanager Cnemathraupis eximia

  This tanager inhabits high-elevation forests and scrub in the northern Andes. It eats fruit and insects and moves through the canopy in small or mixed flocks.

• Helmeted Pygmy Tyrant Lophotriccus galeatus

  This small flycatcher has a black crest and yellowish olive upperparts. It forages in the understory of forests on nutrient-poor soils.

• Yemen Thrush Turdus menachensis

  The Yemen Thrush is marked by an olive-toned back, a stout orange-yellow bill, and a bright orange patch under the wing in flight. It also lives in the highlands of Saudi Arabia.

• Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors

  A small duck of shallow ponds and wetlands in North America. Breeding males have blue-grey heads; females and nonbreeding males are patterned brown.

• Undulated Antshrike Frederickena unduliger

  A large antshrike that forages in dense Amazonian understory. PeruAves describes it as rare but widespread south of the Amazon River.

• Benguela Long-billed Lark Certhilauda benguelensis

  This lark inhabits dry, stony grassland from Angola to northwestern Namibia. It searches the ground for small invertebrates and seeds.

• Red-tailed Bristlebill Bleda syndactylus

  This bulbul was described in field notes for the Upper Guinea forest zone. It has olive-brown upperparts, sulfur-yellow underparts and a rufous tail, and may be seen near columns of ants.

• Makira Starling Aplonis dichroa

  This starling lives on Makira in the Solomon Islands. Its dark body has blue and purple sheen, and it occurs in forest and along forest edges.

• Maroon-fronted Parrot Rhynchopsitta terrisi

  This large parrot inhabits mountains of northeastern Mexico. It has a green body with a dark maroon forehead and wing edges, feeds mainly on pine seeds, and roosts in groups outside the breeding season. It may fly long distances to feeding areas.

• Frilled Coquette Lophornis magnificus

  The Frilled Coquette is a small hummingbird found in Brazil. At one reserve in Santa Catarina, one adult male was repeatedly recorded visiting a garden feeder and flying into nearby riparian forest.

• Javan Flameback Chrysocolaptes strictus

  The Javan Flameback is a woodpecker reported from Java and Bali. It has golden upperparts, a black band from behind the eye to the nape, a red crest in males and a yellow crest in females. Lowland moist forest is considered an important habitat.

• Long-tailed Meadowlark Leistes loyca

  This meadowlark inhabits open country in southern South America. The male's red breast is conspicuous, and the species nests on the ground.

• Black-throated Thistletail Asthenes harterti

  This thistletail occurs along upper Yungas forest edges and in bamboo scrub near the treeline in Bolivia.

• Swierstra's Francolin Pternistis swierstrai

  Swierstra's Francolin is a ground-dwelling bird of the highlands of western Angola. The female is described as smaller and duller than the male.

• European Herring Gull Larus argentatus

  The European Herring Gull is a large gull commonly seen in Britain and Ireland. Its grey back and pink legs help identify it.

• Jungle Owlet Glaucidium radiatum

  This small owl has fine barring across its body. It is active around dawn and dusk and occurs in forests of lowlands and foothills.

• Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis

  The Stork-billed Kingfisher is a large kingfisher with a huge red bill, blue upperparts, and orange-yellow underparts. It watches for prey from waterside perches.

• Fulvous-headed Brush Finch Atlapetes fulviceps

  This brushfinch ranges along the eastern slope of the Andes from southern Bolivia to northwestern Argentina. It uses the understorey and edges of montane forest, often close to the ground.

• Taveta Weaver Ploceus castaneiceps

  Males are bright yellow with chestnut patches, while females are yellowish olive. Groups build woven nests and use wetlands and riparian areas.

• Uniform Crake Amaurolimnas concolor

  The Uniform Crake has dark reddish-brown plumage, red eyes and legs, and a yellowish bill. It uses damp thickets and streamside forest, searching the ground for small animals.

• White-whiskered Laughingthrush Trochalopteron morrisonianum

  This large laughingthrush lives in Taiwan's central mountains, using scrub, bamboo and forest edges. Winter records occur at lower elevations.