Meet the world’s animals.

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• Bougainville Moustached Kingfisher Actenoides bougainvillei

  

  The Bougainville Moustached Kingfisher is a poorly known kingfisher. A pair was located in a gully on Bougainville Island during a 2024 expedition.

• Ridgway's Rail Rallus obsoletus

  Ridgway's Rail is a gray and rusty rail of western North America. It probes muddy ground for invertebrates. Cornell's account lists California, Arizona, Nevada, and the western coast of Mexico; before 2014 it was grouped with Clapper Rail and related forms as one species.

• 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.

• 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.

• Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis

  A large shearwater that breeds on islands in the eastern Atlantic. After breeding, it winters off South America and southern Africa, returning to colonies in spring.

• Banasura Laughingthrush Montecincla jerdoni

  A laughingthrush endemic to India's southwestern Western Ghats. A 2026 mountain survey recorded it in shola forest at the sites studied.

• Jamaican Lizard Cuckoo Coccyzus vetula

  A forest cuckoo found only in Jamaica. Red bare skin around the eye and a long tail with white spots are distinctive. It walks along branches while searching for lizards and insects.

• Moluccan Island Thrush Turdus deningeri

  The Moluccan Island Thrush occurs on separate Moluccan islands. The 2024 Clements treatment includes the Seram population and tentatively includes the Taliabu form. Seram birds are black-bodied with an indistinct white hood.

• Black-capped Apalis Apalis nigriceps

  This small bird is about 11 cm long. The species account describes the male with a black crown and face, a dark cap, and a dark breast band.

• California Gull Larus californicus

  A medium-sized gull of western North America. It breeds at inland lakes and rivers and moves toward the Pacific coast with the seasons.

• Snow Goose Anser caerulescens

  A goose with white and blue color forms. North American flocks gather in fields and wetlands during migration and winter.

• Red-tailed Amazon Amazona brasiliensis

  The Red-tailed Amazon is a green parrot of coastal forest and mangroves in southeastern Brazil. It eats fruits and flowers and nests in tree cavities in flooded forest.

• Yellow-fronted Canary Crithagra mozambica

  This small, social finch has a bright yellow face and belly set off by black lines on its head. In its native African range, it forages in flocks.

• Goldman's Warbler Setophaga goldmani

  A highland warbler of Guatemala. The Auk study uses IOC taxonomy and distinguishes it from other members of the Yellow-rumped Warbler complex.

• White-shouldered Starling Sturnia sinensis

  The White-shouldered Starling is marked by white shoulders and gathers in open areas with scattered trees.

• Masked Finch Poephila personata

  The Masked Finch lives in grassy areas and near water in northern Australia. Its heavy yellow bill and black facial markings are distinctive.

• Príncipe Sunbird Anabathmis hartlaubii

  This sunbird is endemic to Príncipe Island in São Tomé and Príncipe. It uses lowland forest, scrub and cultivated areas, where it gleans small invertebrates.

• Wallace's Fruit Dove Ptilinopus wallacii

  This dove ranges from the Moluccas to the eastern Lesser Sunda Islands and nearby regions. Red and white on the head contrasts with green wings, and it feeds on fruit in the canopy.

• Natterer's Slaty Antshrike Thamnophilus stictocephalus

  Natterer's Slaty Antshrike occurs south of the Amazon and east of the Madeira. Males are grey and black, while females are brown; the species searches among foliage in forest for small invertebrates.

• Rusty-browed Warbling Finch Microspingus erythrophrys

  This small finch occurs along montane forest edges and in alder groves in Bolivia and Argentina. The male is marked by a blue-gray face and a long rusty eyebrow.

• Puff-backed Honeyeater Meliphaga aruensis

  This honeyeater has an olive back and yellow ear patches. A fluffy white patch sits above the tail, and it feeds on fruit and other foods in forest.

• White-spectacled Bulbul Pycnonotus xanthopygos

  The White-spectacled Bulbul is a bulbul with a clear white eye-ring. In Turkey it occurs from scrub to town gardens.

• Marcapata Spinetail Cranioleuca marcapatae

  This spinetail occurs in the mountains of central Cusco, Peru. It has a rufous crown, back, wings, and tail, a grayish face, and a pale throat. It forages in humid montane forest understory, especially around bamboo.

• White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis

  A vulture of plains and settlements on the Indian subcontinent. It circles in the air while searching for carrion.