Meet the world’s animals.

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• Empress Brilliant Heliodoxa imperatrix

  

  This large hummingbird occurs in humid mountain forests from western Colombia to northwestern Ecuador. It feeds on nectar at flowers.

• Lesser cuckoo Cuculus poliocephalus

  A cuckoo visiting Japanese mountain forests, where the male’s loud call carries through the trees.

• Bridled Honeyeater Bolemoreus frenatus

  This honeyeater occurs in the upland rainforests of northern Queensland. Its overall plumage is sooty grey, with a bright yellow base to the bill.

• Sulawesi Scops Owl Otus manadensis

  This nocturnal owl varies from brown to rufous and hunts moths and other insects.

• Blue Noddy Anous ceruleus

  The Blue Noddy is a small tern with bluish-gray plumage. It breeds on Pacific islands and forages in waters near land.

• Coppery Sunbird Cinnyris cupreus

  Breeding males have a coppery head that can look black in poor light. The species uses savanna, scrub, gardens, and other open places, and is a resident native in Ghana.

• Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus

  Red-winged Blackbirds differ greatly in plumage between the sexes. They nest in wetlands during breeding; the North American account describes a diet of mainly insects in summer and seeds in fall and winter.

• Slate-colored Fox Sparrow Passerella schistacea

  Passerella schistacea is also described as the Slate-colored group within Fox Sparrow. It breeds in dense riparian scrub in the western interior and moves toward the Pacific Coast in winter.

• Black Rail Laterallus jamaicensis

  The Black Rail is a very small, dark rail of North American wetlands. White speckles mark its plumage, and dense grasses make it difficult to see.

• 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.

• 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.

• Blue-winged Kookaburra Dacelo leachii

  A large kingfisher with blue shoulders and rump, it hunts in woodlands, along watercourses, and around wetlands, taking insects, frogs, and other small animals.

• Rufous-capped Lark Calandrella eremica

  This small lark occurs in southwestern Arabia and the northern Horn of Africa. Its crown is rufous and is sometimes raised into a small crest.

• Crested Goshawk Lophospiza trivirgata

  The Crested Goshawk is a raptor of forests and wooded edges from South to Southeast Asia. It hunts from concealed perches in trees.

• Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush Catharus fuscater

  The Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush has a pale eye-ring and orange bill. It searches for insects and fruit near the ground in wet mountain forest; underpart color varies among subspecies.

• Greater Antillean Bullfinch Melopyrrha violacea

  This resident tanager occurs in the Bahamas, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, and the Turks and Caicos Islands. BirdLife lists records from 0–2,000 m.

• Red-headed Malimbe Malimbus rubricollis

  The Red-headed Malimbe occurs in Africa from Guinea to Kenya and uses lowland forest and secondary growth. Its identification note describes red on the crown, nape, and mantle against black underparts.

• Common Scale-backed Antbird Willisornis poecilinotus

  This roughly 13 cm antbird is widespread in Amazonia. Male and female plumage differ, and markings also vary among subspecies.

• White-chinned Prinia Schistolais leucopogon

  This prinia uses scrub and forest edges across tropical Africa. It has a white throat and broad tail; field observations describe it in small groups among dense vegetation.

• Riverside Tyrant Knipolegus orenocensis

  This flycatcher forages in young vegetation created by rivers. Males are black; females have gray upperparts and pale, streaked underparts.

• Stephan's Emerald Dove Chalcophaps stephani

  This dove searches for food while walking across shaded, damp forest floors. When alarmed, it may pause, fly a short distance, and land close to the ground.

• Australian Swiftlet Aerodramus terraereginae

  This swiftlet is resident in north-eastern Queensland and breeds in caves and gorges. It makes echolocation clicks when entering dark caves.

• Swan Goose Anser cygnoides

  A long-necked goose with brown wings. Wild Asian populations graze near wetlands and migrate with the seasons.

• Cheer Pheasant Catreus wallichii

  This pheasant is notable for its long crest and red bare facial skin. It lives on rocky western Himalayan slopes and lays its eggs in undergrowth during the breeding season.