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• Sulawesi Thrush Turdus turdoides

  

  This thrush occurs on Sulawesi, Indonesia. A distinct black line above the eye stands out, and it forages in the lower levels and on the floor of moist montane forest.

• Olive-backed Euphonia Euphonia gouldi

  Olive tones and a chestnut belly mark this euphonia. Adult males have a yellow forehead and females a rufous one; the bird uses the upper layers and edges of wet forest.

• Black-legged Dacnis Dacnis nigripes

  This small bird lives in moist forests of south-eastern Brazil, and males and females have very different plumage.

• Blue-fronted Parrotlet Touit dilectissimus

  This small parrotlet occurs in forests of Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, and Venezuela. The ProAves article title says Blue-faced, but its text calls Touit dilectissimus the Blue-fronted Parakeet.

• Tambourine Dove Turtur tympanistria

  The Tambourine Dove is a shy dove of woodland and thickets in sub-Saharan Africa and the Comoros. It often forages on the ground and is usually seen alone or in pairs.

• Coral-billed Ground Cuckoo Carpococcyx renauldi

  A ground-dwelling cuckoo with a red bill and long tail, living in the forest undergrowth of Southeast Asia.

• Grey-backed Hawk Pseudastur occidentalis

  It has dark grey upperparts, a white underside, and a streaked head. A thick black band near the tip of its white tail is especially visible in flight.

• Many-spotted Hummingbird Taphrospilus hypostictus

  This large hummingbird inhabits forest on the eastern slope of the Andes, with records from southern Colombia to Bolivia. Green spots on the white underparts and a white mark behind the eye are key features.

• Striated Antbird Drymophila devillei

  This antbird occurs mainly in southeastern Peru, and also in Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, and Ecuador. It uses the forest understory, often in stands of Guadua bamboo.

• Roraiman Barbtail Roraimia adusta

  Adults have a broad bright chestnut eyebrow reaching the nape, dark eye-area feathers, a white throat and brown-and-buff streaking below. In Guyana's wet mossy high forests, it searches vertical moss-covered surfaces for insects.

• Ocellated Turkey Meleagris ocellata

  A brightly colored turkey with blue-green iridescent feathers and eye-like spots on its tail. It lives in forests around the Yucatan Peninsula.

• Blue-headed Racket-tail Prioniturus platenae

  The Blue-headed Racket-tail is marked by a blue head and spatula-shaped tips on its central tail feathers. It is restricted to Palawan and nearby islands, and much of its wild ecology remains poorly known.

• Dot-fronted Woodpecker Veniliornis frontalis

  This woodpecker occurs on the eastern Andean slope from Bolivia to Argentina. It inhabits humid and montane woodland, searching tree trunks for food.

• Bearded Screech Owl Megascops barbarus

  This small owl is 16–20 cm long. It lives in highland pine, pine-oak, and cloud forest and is active at night.

• Drab Water Tyrant Ochthornis littoralis

  The Drab Water Tyrant is a small, mostly brown flycatcher commonly reported from the Amazon region. It forages alone or in pairs along riverbanks.

• Daurian redstart Phoenicurus auroreus

  A small bird with a white patch on the wing, seen mainly in winter in Japan around farmland, riverbanks and open woodland edges.

• Fulvous Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna bicolor

  A long-legged duck with fulvous and black plumage that feeds in shallow wetlands.

• Trilling Cisticola Cisticola woosnami

  This cisticola lives in African savanna. It has a rufous cap and bands near the tail tip, and gives a high, rising trill from a prominent perch.

• Orange-headed Thrush Geokichla citrina

  The Orange-headed Thrush has an orange head and underparts, with plain gray or brown upperparts. Facial markings vary among subspecies; in Singapore it searches wooded ground for insects and also eats fruit.

• Bronze-green Euphonia Euphonia mesochrysa

  This small bird inhabits humid montane forest on the eastern Andes from Colombia through Bolivia. It feeds mainly on fruit, including mistletoe berries.

• Seven-colored Tanager Tangara fastuosa

  This tanager has noticeable violet and orange plumage. It eats fruit and arthropods and also uses forest edges and gardens.

• Mitred Parakeet Psittacara mitratus

  The Mitred Parakeet is a green parakeet with a red face and a long tail. Its native range is on the eastern Andean foothills of southern South America, while escaped birds have formed local feral populations in parts of the United States.

• Silvery Pigeon Columba argentina

  The Silvery Pigeon has silvery blue-grey plumage and a green sheen on the nape. In 2008, one bird was photographed flying between islands in Indonesia’s Mentawai Islands.

• Pied Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites crassirostris

  This cuckoo occurs on the Tayandu and Kai islands and the Tanimbar Islands of eastern Indonesia. The current Clements checklist treats it as a distinct species split from Little Bronze-Cuckoo.