Red-Winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus), male, family Icteridae, order Passeriformes, ALB, Canada

photograph by Tim Hopwood

Blue-rayed Metalmark (Lyropteryx apollonia), family Riodinidae, Manu, Peru

photograph by Nick Volpe

Ural Owl (Strix uralensis), family Strigidae, order Strigiformes, Slovenia

photograph by Gian Luca Tognon

Hispaniolan Woodpecker (Melanerpes striatus), male, family Picidae, order Piciformes, endemic to Hispaniola (Haiti and Dominican Rep.)

photograph by Anel Sandoval

Pygmy Mulga Monitor aka Gillen’s Monitor (Varanus gilleni), family Varanidae, South Australia

photograph by Jesse’s Wildlife

Northern Green Ratsnake (Senticolis triaspis intermedia), family Colubridae, Arizona, USA

photograph by Dick Bartlett

Bornean Peacock-Pheasant (Polyplectron schleiermacheri), family Phasianidae, order Galliformes, Borneo

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photograph by Henrick Tan

Yellow-crowned Night Herons (Nyctanassa violacea), family Ardeidae, order Pelicaniformes, SC, USA

photograph by Daniel Riddle

Fluffy Tit (Zeltus amasa), family Lycaenidae, Singapore

photograph by Michael Soh

Eastern Whip-Poor-Will (Antrostomus vociferus), family Caprimulgidae, order Caprimulgiformes, SE United States

• This nightjar is named for the distinctive call, which sounds as if it is saying “whip poor will”.

photograph by Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren