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• Black Seedeater Sporophila corvina

  

  Plumage varies across the species. Males of the nominate subspecies are almost black with a small white patch on the folded wing; females are buff.

• Straw-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus zeylanicus

  In NParks' Singapore account, the yellow-orange head and rich voice stand out. The bird seeks fruit and insects in riverside woods and forest edges.

• Cuban Palm Crow Corvus minutus

  This crow is endemic to western Cuba. It is reported mainly from lowland cultivation with scattered palms, where it forages on the ground for invertebrates, lizards and fruit.

• Plumbeous-backed Thrush Turdus reevei

  The Plumbeous-backed Thrush has a blue-gray back and tail. It occurs in Ecuador and extreme northwestern Peru; in Peru, it is recorded in semideciduous forest up to 1,500 meters.

• Phoenicurus fuliginosus Rhyacornis fuliginosa

  The Plumbeous Redstart lives beside fast rivers and streams. Males are blue-grey with an orange tail; females and young birds are grey with scaly markings.

• Flammulated Treehunter Thripadectes flammulatus

  This large ovenbird forages in the understory of humid Andean montane forest. The Peru Aves account describes it as uncommon to rare on the eastern slope north of the Marañón Valley.

• Red-fronted Macaw Ara rubrogenys

  This large parrot has red on its forehead, shoulders, and thighs, with blue on its wings. It occurs in central Bolivia and uses dry woodland and thorn scrub.

• White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis

  This migratory sparrow has both white-striped and tan-striped head patterns.

• Silver-crowned Friarbird Philemon argenticeps

  A honeyeater of northern Australia. Adults have a silvery-white crown, black bare facial skin and casque, and males are slightly larger than females.

• Rusty-winged Antwren Herpsilochmus frater

  This antwren occurs in separated forest regions of Central and South America. Males are gray, females are olive-brownish, and both accounts describe rusty tones in the wings.

• Gorgeted Woodstar Chaetocercus heliodor

  A small hummingbird of the Colombian and Ecuadorian Andes; males have a long pink-violet gorget.

• Levaillant's Cisticola Cisticola tinniens

  In breeding plumage, an adult Levaillant’s Cisticola shows a rufous crown and a scaled-looking back. It searches for insects in wet grass and males sing during summer display flights.

• Eastern Marsh Harrier Circus spilonotus

  The Eastern Marsh Harrier flies low over open areas such as grassland and marshes, and may perch close to the ground.

• Chestnut-bellied Cuckoo Coccyzus pluvialis

  The Chestnut-bellied Cuckoo is a large Jamaican cuckoo with a chestnut belly and long, white-spotted tail. It runs along branches while searching for food.

• Streaked Barwing Actinodura souliei

  This barwing occurs in parts of China and Vietnam. Its crest is pointed, and the crown and ear-coverts are silver-gray and streaked. Markings and tail pattern differ between subspecies.

• Speckled Boobook Ninox punctulata

  The Speckled Boobook occurs on Sulawesi and nearby islands. It is active at night and is mainly associated with forest.

• Nile Valley Sunbird Hedydipna metallica

  The Nile Valley Sunbird has a striking breeding male with bright plumage and a long forked tail. Females and non-breeding males are duller.

• Fulvous-vented Euphonia Euphonia fulvicrissa

  The male has a blue back and yellow underparts. This euphonia lives in humid forests from Panama through Ecuador and mainly eats fruit.

• Amboyna Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia amboinensis

  A slender reddish-brown dove with different plumage in males and females, ranging from the Moluccas to the New Guinea region.

• Eaton's Pintail Anas eatoni

  This small duck is endemic to the Crozet and Kerguelen islands. It breeds in pairs in summer and may gather in flocks of hundreds in winter.

• Brown Quail Synoicus ypsilophorus

  The Brown Quail searches among ground vegetation and leaf litter for food. This account focuses on the population introduced to New Zealand.

• Golden-fronted Woodpecker Melanerpes aurifrons

  The Golden-fronted Woodpecker has a yellow nape and lower belly. Males add a gold forehead and brilliant red crown.

• Kuhl's Lorikeet Vini kuhlii

  This small lorikeet is native to Rimatara. It is often recorded in plantations and around villages where flowers and fruit are plentiful, and feeds on nectar.

• Taczanowski's Ground Tyrant Muscisaxicola griseus

  It occurs in the high Andes at 3,200–4,800 m; the same source also reports it from Bolivia and Chile.