Meet the world’s animals.

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• Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx fugax

  

  Hodgson’s Hawk-Cuckoo is an uncommon visitor to Singapore in winter and during migration.

• Black-faced Friarbird Philemon moluccensis

  The Black-faced Friarbird is a honeyeater found on Buru Island, Indonesia. Its grey-brown body contrasts with pale cheeks, a dark facial mask, and red eyes.

• Sandy Scops Owl Otus icterorhynchus

  The Sandy Scops Owl is a small owl with a white shoulder stripe and yellow eyes and bill. It is nocturnal in lowland evergreen forest and feeds on crickets and grasshoppers.

• Least Tern Sternula antillarum

  A small tern that searches above the water for small fish, then plunges to catch them. Breeding adults show a black cap and yellow bill.

• Blue-throated Brown Sunbird Cyanomitra cyanolaema

  A sunbird ranging from western and central Africa into eastern Africa. Males have metallic blue-green on the forehead, chin and throat.

• Yellow-rumped Cacique Cacicus cela

  A social bird widely distributed from Central to South America. It has glossy black plumage with yellow patches on the wings and rump.

• Yellow-eyed Junco Junco phaeonotus

  The Yellow-eyed Junco lives in mountain forests from the southwestern United States through Mexico to Guatemala. Its yellow-orange eyes, gray head, and reddish-brown back stand out.

• Rouget's Rail Rougetius rougetii

  This rail lives in the highlands of Ethiopia and Eritrea and walks through grassland and marshy ground.

• Azure-hooded Jay Cyanolyca cucullata

  This jay is marked by a bright blue crown and a white band. It lives in Central American cloud forests and moves through the canopy in small groups.

• Dimorphic Dwarf Kingfisher Ceyx margarethae

  The Dimorphic Dwarf Kingfisher has dark and pale colour morphs, with a large red bill, blue upperparts, and orange underparts. It lives in forest and dense secondary growth in the central and southern Philippines, including away from water.

• Flappet Lark Amirafra rufocinnamomea

  Its narrow tail has dark-brown central feathers and rufous outer feathers. It lives in grassland and grassy openings in African woodland and savanna, searching the ground for small invertebrates and seeds.

• Spanish Imperial Eagle Aquila adalberti

  The Spanish Imperial Eagle occurs in southwestern Iberia. At Monfragüe National Park in Spain, it is described as feeding mainly on rabbits and nesting in large trees.

• Varied Solitaire Myadestes coloratus

  The Varied Solitaire has a gray crown and underparts, a black face, brown back, and orange bill and legs. It lives in humid mountain forest from southern Panama to northwestern Colombia.

• Buff-breasted Warbling-finch Microspingus lateralis

  This small tanager lives in the mountains of southeastern Brazil. It uses forest edges and bamboo patches, eating insects, fruit, and seeds.

• Ferruginous-backed Antbird Myrmoderus ferrugineus

  This antbird lives in forests from the Guianas to northern Brazil. It walks on the forest floor and searches for food among leaf litter. Males and females differ in throat color.

• Plain Prinia Prinia inornata

  This small prinia has a long tail and hides among grass and scrub. In Hong Kong, it nests on reed stems in spring.

• Ochraceous Pewee Contopus ochraceus

  This flycatcher occurs in the highlands of Costa Rica and far western Panama. It has a yellow-brown back, yellow belly, and pale wing bars, and catches flying insects from a perch.

• Adamawa Turtle Dove Streptopelia hypopyrrha

  The Adamawa Turtle Dove lives in the highlands of western Africa. The male has blue-grey and salmon-pink on the chest and belly.

• Neotropical Palm Swift Tachornis squamata

  The Neotropical Palm Swift has a deeply forked tail and uses palm groves for nesting and roosting.

• Falkland Steamer Duck Tachyeres brachypterus

  The Falkland Steamer Duck is a marine duck endemic to the Falkland Islands, with short wings and a heavy build. It feeds along rocky coasts and may gather in pairs or small groups in sheltered bays.

• Gray Peacock-Pheasant Polyplectron bicalcaratum

  A pheasant whose male has rows of eye-like spots on its tail and wings. It lives in evergreen forests of South and Southeast Asia.

• Metallic Starling Aplonis metallica

  The Metallic Starling is a starling with glossy black adult plumage that reflects green or purple. Birds travel from New Guinea to breed in coastal lowlands of northern Queensland.

• Olive Bulbul Iole viridescens

  Yellowish-olive sides of the head and paler ear-coverts help identify the Olive Bulbul. It uses moist evergreen broadleaf forest and tall secondary growth, and mainly eats berries.

• Laced Woodpecker Picus vittatus

  The Laced Woodpecker has a green back and yellowish underparts. The male has a red crown and nape, while those areas are black in the female.