Meet the world’s animals.

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• Blue-capped Hummingbird Eupherusa cyanophrys

  

  The Blue-capped Hummingbird is a mountain species in southern Mexico; the male has a vivid blue-violet forecrown.

• Indigo-banded Kingfisher Ceyx cyanopectus

  This small kingfisher lives beside waterways in the northern Philippines. Adult males of the nominate form have two blue bands across the orange chest and dive from low perches to catch prey.

• Common Myna Acridotheres tristis

  A brown bird with a black head and a yellow bare patch behind the eye. In Singapore, it is an introduced resident of urban areas.

• Sand Lark Alaudala raytal

  The Sand Lark is a small lark found on riverbanks, salt-lake margins, and sandy coasts. Its sandy plumage blends with open ground.

• Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta

  Rock Ptarmigan live in Arctic and alpine habitats and change plumage with the seasons. The population in Japan is the subspecies known as the Japanese Rock Ptarmigan.

• Spectacled Bristle Tyrant Pogonotriccus orbitalis

  This small flycatcher uses the upper levels of humid Andean forest. A pale eye-ring and yellow wing-bars are useful identification marks.

• White-backed Duck Thalassornis leuconotus

  A diving duck of sub-Saharan African waters with aquatic plants. It gathers seeds of aquatic plants from muddy bottoms by diving.

• Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata

  The Red-knobbed Coot is a dark waterbird. Its red frontal knobs become more conspicuous during the breeding season.

• Squatter Pigeon Geophaps scripta

  This Australian pigeon has bold black-and-white facial and throat markings. It picks up seeds among sparse grass and may run rather than fly when disturbed.

• Spotted Eagle-Owl Bubo africanus

  The Spotted Eagle-Owl is a nocturnal owl widespread in southern Africa. It can also live in towns with parks and gardens.

• Stresemann's Bush Crow Zavattariornis stresemanni

  Stresemann's Bush Crow is a crow found in a restricted area of southern Ethiopia. It has a gray body with black wings and tail, and searches the ground for insects.

• Scarlet-rumped Cacique Cacicus microrhynchus

  This black cacique has a red lower back and rump. It inhabits lowlands from Central America to western Ecuador.

• grey sunbird Cyanomitra veroxii

  The Grey Sunbird is about12–14cm long and lives in coastal and riverside forest. It is active by day.

• Palawan Striped Babbler Zosterornis hypogrammicus

  The Palawan Striped-Babbler is a small bird of the mid-elevation mountains of Palawan in the Philippines.

• Arrowhead Piculet Picumnus minutissimus

  The Arrowhead Piculet is a small woodpecker of the coastal lowlands of the Guianas. Its underparts have an arrowhead-like scaly pattern; males have broad red feather tips on the crown.

• Foxy Cisticola Cisticola troglodytes

  The Foxy Cisticola is a small cisticola distributed across sub-Saharan Africa. It searches for invertebrates near the ground in savanna, scrub, and streamside vegetation.

• White-necked Thrush Turdus albicollis

  This thrush is described from Trinidad and Tobago. It searches among leaf litter for small prey and also eats fruit.

• Grey-headed Bullfinch Pyrrhula erythaca

  This bullfinch lives in montane coniferous and mixed forests. Adult males have an orange breast patch, while females are browner overall.

• Ant-eating Chat Myrmecocichla formicivora

  The Ant-eating Chat is a dark brown bird with striking white wing feathers in flight. It is found mainly inland in southern Africa and searches for ants and termites on the ground.

• Rufous-capped Brush Finch Atlapetes pileatus

  This brushfinch is endemic to Mexico. It lives in the understory of pine-oak forest and searches the ground for insects and seeds.

• Seychelles Swiftlet Aerodramus elaphrus

  A small brown swiftlet of the Seychelles that catches insects in flight and nests in colonies in caves.

• White-necked Hawk Buteogallus lacernulatus

  The White-necked Hawk is a raptor of Brazil's Atlantic Forest.

• Eastern Spinebill Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris

  This small bird drinks nectar with its long, slender bill. Males have glossy black plumage, while females are more olive gray.

• Barbuda Warbler Setophaga subita

  The Barbuda Warbler is a small bird whose only known home is Barbuda in the Caribbean. It lives in the island’s forest and hunts insects.