Meet the world’s animals.

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• Vinaceous Rosefinch Carpodacus vinaceus

  

  The mainland population ranges from the central Himalaya to mountain areas of western and southwestern China. It uses forest and semi-open habitats and feeds on plant seeds.

• Olive-crowned Yellowthroat Geothlypis semiflava

  An adult male is marked by a black facial mask extending from the forehead toward the sides of the neck and by bright yellow underparts. In Costa Rica, the bird uses wet grassy places and marsh cover and is usually in pairs.

• Pale-winged Starling Onychognathus nabouroup

  This glossy black starling has pale wing patches and orange eyes. It lives among dry rocky hills in southern Africa.

• Purple Grenadier Uraeginthus ianthinogaster

  The Purple Grenadier occurs in East Africa. The species account consulted uses the name Granatina ianthinogaster, while the candidate pool lists Uraeginthus ianthinogaster. Adult males and females differ in their underpart colors.

• Splendid Sunbird Cinnyris coccinigastrus

  This sunbird lives in savanna and woodland in tropical West and Central Africa. Males show metallic green, blue, violet, and scarlet; females are mainly gray with yellow on the belly.

• White-bellied Green Pigeon Treron sieboldii

  The White-bellied Green Pigeon is a green pigeon with a noticeable white belly and uses mountain forests in East Asia.

• White-shouldered Antshrike Thamnophilus aethiops

  This antshrike forages in the upper understorey and mid-storey of Amazonian forest; plumage varies among subspecies and sexes.

• Masked Crimson Tanager Ramphocelus nigrogularis

  This tanager occurs in Colombia's lowlands and foothills. It has been recorded foraging for fruit and insects in trees.

• Helmeted Friarbird Philemon buceroides

  In northeastern Australia it uses lowland forest, forest edges, woodland, and mangroves. James Cook University records it as common on its Townsville campus.

• Cachar Bulbul Iole cacharensis

  A bulbul of northeastern India and southeastern Bangladesh. Its plumage is similar to a close relative, while its call offers an identification clue.

• Wedge-billed Woodcreeper Glyphorynchus spirurus

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

• Crowned Eagle Stephanoaetus coronatus

  This large eagle has a crest and a barred tail. Studies in South Africa report that it feeds mainly on mammals.

• White-bellied Bush Chat Saxicola gutturalis

  The White-bellied Bush Chat lives on Timor and nearby islands. It uses open habitats with scattered trees, and males and females differ in plumage.

• Horned Sungem Heliactin bilophus

  The Horned Sungem ranges from Suriname through Brazil to eastern Bolivia. Males have bright blue and red crown ornaments, and the species feeds on flower nectar.

• Black-chested Tyrant Taeniotriccus andrei

  The Black-chested Tyrant is a small tyrant flycatcher of forests in northern South America. It moves through understory bamboo and secondary growth near rivers, taking small insects among the foliage.

• Green Racket-tail Prioniturus luconensis

  A mostly green parrot with black, spatula-shaped tips on its tail feathers. It uses lowland forest and forest edges in the northern Philippines.

• Spotted Piculet Picumnus pygmaeus

  This small woodpecker occurs in eastern Brazil's dry woodland and dense scrub. A guide to Sete Cidades National Park describes it searching for larvae and small arthropods in open vegetation.

• Sulphur White-eye Zosterops minutus

  This small white-eye lives on Lifou in New Caledonia. It has a white eye-ring, uses open places near settlements and cultivated land, and eats insects and fruit.

• See-see Partridge Ammoperdix griseogularis

  The See-see Partridge is a small buff-colored bird recorded in agricultural fields of Pakistan’s Swat Valley.

• Grassland Sparrow Ammodramus humeralis

  The Grassland Sparrow searches for food on the ground in open habitats in Brazil. A study near Campinas found nests at the bases of grass clumps, with two or three eggs.

• Edible-nest Swiftlet Aerodramus fuciphagus

  The Edible-nest Swiftlet is a small swiftlet of Indo-Malayan forests. It catches insects and other invertebrates while flying.

• Eurasian Pygmy Owl Glaucidium passerinum

  A small owl of northern Eurasian coniferous forests. It hunts small birds and mammals around dusk and before sunrise.

• Asir Magpie Pica asirensis

  This long-tailed magpie is restricted to the mountains of southwestern Arabia and has white patches on its belly and sides.

• Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti

  The Desert Lark has a sandy back and a pale underside. It lives in dry, rocky country, and its plumage varies.