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• Chestnut-headed Hill Partridge Arborophila cambodiana

  

  A partridge of southwestern Cambodia. The Cardamom Mountains population includes a locally described subspecies.

• Javan Munia Lonchura leucogastroides

  An adult Javan Munia has a black face, throat, and upper breast that contrast with its white underparts.

• Brewer's Sparrow Spizella breweri

  The Brewer's Sparrow has black streaks on its back and a slim white eye-ring. It searches dry shrublands for insects and also eats seeds in winter or during migration.

• Grey-and-white Tyrannulet Pseudelaenia leucospodia

  A small tyrant flycatcher of northwestern Peru and Ecuador. It forages in the canopy and subcanopy of deciduous forest and in tall scrub.

• Blue-crowned Lorikeet Vini australis

  This 19 cm lorikeet is active by day and feeds on nectar and fruit.

• Lilac-crowned Fruit Dove Ptilinopus rarotongensis

  The Lilac-crowned Fruit Dove is a forest pigeon endemic to the Cook Islands, where it occurs on Rarotonga and Atiu.

• Streak-breasted Honeyeater Territornis reticulata

  This honeyeater is endemic to Timor and Semau islands. Accounts record it in habitats from forest to gardens and mangroves, with more records in lowlands near the coast.

• Band-tailed Cacique Cacicus latirostris

  The Peru account places this bird in the lowlands of Loreto and central Ucayali, where it forms small groups and mixed flocks in the forest canopy. Its yellow tail has a black terminal band. The account also uses Ocyalus latirostris; this entry retains the pool name Cacicus latirostris.

• Eversmann's Redstart Phoenicurus erythronotus

  The male Eversmann's Redstart has a silvery cap and orange back and underparts; the female is gray-brown with a rufous tail. It breeds in Central Asia and moves southwest for winter.

• Mangaia Kingfisher Todiramphus ruficollaris

  This kingfisher is endemic to Mangaia in the Cook Islands. An orange neck band is a field mark, and surveys have recorded it in primary and secondary forest and other island habitats.

• Vermilion Tanager Calochaetes coccineus

  This tanager occurs on the eastern Andean slopes of Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. It has a deep red body with a black facial mask, throat, upper breast, wings, and tail, and joins mixed flocks in mountain-forest canopies.

• Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida

  This small tern uses wetlands. In breeding plumage, its black head and dark grey underside stand out. It makes a nest from vegetation, floating or anchored, and both sexes care for the young.

• Madagascar Coucal Centropus toulou

  In breeding plumage, the Madagascar Coucal is black with rufous-chestnut on the lower back and wings. It occurs on Madagascar and Aldabra.

• Streak-throated Woodpecker Picus xanthopygaeus

  The Streak-throated Woodpecker lives in forests of South and Southeast Asia. It also uses open woodland and bamboo and feeds on small invertebrates.

• Nicobar Scops Owl Otus alius

  This scops owl is from the Nicobar Islands. The original description is based on specimens from Campbell Bay on Great Nicobar Island. Reports describe coastal forest and prey found in specimens, but ecological information remains limited.

• Black-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis

  The adult male stands out for its black face and throat. The female is duller and has fine streaks on the flanks.

• Spix's Warbling Antbird Hypocnemis striata

  The species account classifies this antbird as a forest-dwelling invertivore. In Anapu, Pará, two nests were documented in dense terra firme forest in April 2016.

• Pale-faced Bulbul Pycnonotus leucops

  This bulbul occurs in northern Borneo. It has a yellowish-olive body and a pale gray head; the 2023 eBird taxonomy update treats it as a species split from Flavescent Bulbul.

• Orange-crowned Euphonia Euphonia saturata

  In Peru's far north-west, it is rare along the edges of humid and semi-deciduous forest in Tumbes. The male's blue and orange-yellow plumage is distinctive.

• Large-billed Parrotlet Forpus crassirostris

  The Large-billed Parrotlet is a small parrot of lowlands from southeastern Colombia to western Brazil. Males have blue wing markings; females are green and less yellow overall.

• Water Rail Rallus aquaticus

  A secretive rail that breeds in wetlands in Britain and Ireland. Birds arriving from continental Europe add to the winter population.

• Azure-naped Jay Cyanocorax heilprini

  The Azure-naped Jay is a large jay of lowland northern South America. Its blue-grey body contrasts with a pale sky-blue nape and white-tipped tail feathers.

• Flame-throated Warbler Oreothlypis gutturalis

  This small warbler lives in cloud forest in Costa Rica and western Panama. The sexes look similar, with a grey back, orange throat and breast, and a pale belly.

• Fire-tailed Sunbird Aethopyga ignicauda

  The male has long tail feathers and is longer than the female. This small bird feeds on nectar, small insects, and spiders.