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• Rondonia Warbling Antbird Hypocnemis ochrogyna

  

  This antbird occurs in the Brazilian states of Rondônia and Mato Grosso and eastern Bolivia. Males have black-and-white streaks, while females have browner heads and backs.

• Tawny-capped Euphonia Euphonia anneae

  This euphonia occurs from Central America to northwestern Colombia. Males have a tawny crown and yellow underparts; the species feeds on small fruits in humid forest and at forest edges.

• Eastern buzzard Buteo japonicus

  A raptor with a brown back and paler brown underside, distributed from Siberia through Mongolia and China to Japan.

• Buff-thighed Puffleg Haplophaedia assimilis

  A small hummingbird of the eastern Andes of Peru and Bolivia. Its buff leg puffs and dark blue tail are useful field marks; it uses humid montane forest understory.

• Common Miner Geositta cunicularia

  This ground-dwelling bird forages in open country across South America. The sources describe several subspecies and habitats, from coastal dunes to dry highland plains.

• Yellow-olive Flatbill Tolmomyias sulphurescens

  The Yellow-olive Flatbill is a tyrant flycatcher ranging from Central into South America. It occurs in open woodland, second growth and streamside clearings in lowlands and foothills, searching foliage for insects.

• Victoria crowned pigeon Goura victoria

  A pigeon with a large lace-like crest that searches for food on the forest floor.

• White-chested Alethe Chamaetylas fuelleborni

  This flycatcher inhabits high forests in southeastern Africa. It searches for invertebrates near the forest floor; tracking of one bird suggests seasonal elevation changes.

• Chestnut-throated Seedeater Sporophila telasco

  This small seedeater ranges along the Pacific slope from southern Colombia to northern Chile. In Chile it uses dry valleys and farmland, mainly below 1,000 m.

• Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor

  A sparrow-sized woodpecker with black-and-white bars on its back and wings. In Britain it searches for food high in woodlands with plenty of deadwood.

• Sumba Boobook Ninox rudolfi

  In the study, photographs and video showed the Sumba Boobook with dark-brown irises. Field observations found it mainly at forest edges and in mangroves, though it also crossed open areas.

• Giant Antshrike Batara cinerea

  A large, robust antshrike with distinct male and female plumage; the Argentina account records it in forest habitats.

• Yellow-crowned Canary Serinus flavivertex

  This canary ranges through mountain areas from Eritrea to northern Malawi and western Angola. Adult males of the nominate form show conspicuous yellow on the head and underparts, and forage for seeds among the ground and vegetation.

• Beaudouin's Snake Eagle Circaetus beaudouini

  This snake eagle lives in the sparsely wooded Sahel. It searches from prominent perches and takes snakes and other small prey.

• Sombre Hummingbird Eupetomena cirrochloris

  This hummingbird occurs in Brazil. Gould described its head and back as dark grass-green and its wings as purplish brown; modern species accounts place it at humid forest edges and in the understory, where it takes nectar.

• Stripe-crowned Spinetail Cranioleuca pyrrhophia

  This ovenbird occurs in southern South America, where it searches for food on tree trunks and branches.

• Ash-breasted Tit-Tyrant Anairetes alpinus

  This small tyrant flycatcher lives in the high Andes of Peru and Bolivia. It moves along outer branches in Polylepis woodland and searches for caterpillars and other insects.

• Scheepmaker's Crowned Pigeon Goura scheepmakeri

  Scheepmaker’s crowned pigeon is a large pigeon with a lacy blue crest and deep maroon chest. It lives in lowland forests of south-eastern New Guinea.

• Indian Blue Robin Luscinia brunnea

  This robin occurs in Himalayan forest. Males have blue upperparts and orange underparts; females are brown above with paler underparts.

• Marsh Seedeater Sporophila palustris

  This small bird eats seeds and lives in wetlands and damp grasslands with many seed-bearing plants. Outside breeding activity it may join mixed flocks with other Sporophila.

• Syrian Woodpecker Dendrocopos syriacus

  The Syrian Woodpecker is a black-and-white woodpecker with pale red feathers under its tail, and it also uses trees in gardens and parks.

• Baja Pygmy Owl Glaucidium hoskinsii

  The Baja Pygmy Owl is a small owl of southern Baja California, Mexico. Its yellow eyes and eye-like markings on the back of its head stand out.

• Rufous-tailed Antbird Drymophila genei

  This antbird has a dark head and rufous-brown tail. In southeastern Brazil's montane forest, it searches among bamboo and vines for insects.

• Yellow-crowned Euphonia Euphonia luteicapilla

  This tiny bird is recognized by its yellow crown and blue-toned plumage. Small groups travel to places with abundant mistletoe berries.