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• Flock Bronzewing Phaps histrionica

  

  Flock Bronzewings are nomadic ground-feeding pigeons. Inland Queensland observations describe movements following rain and seasonal food availability.

• Sulawesi Goshawk Lophospiza griseiceps

  The Sulawesi Goshawk is a hawk of Sulawesi and nearby islands. Its gray head and dark bars across the pale underside are useful clues to its appearance.

• Green-and-gold Tanager Tangara schrankii

  The Green-and-gold Tanager is a small bird of western Amazonian forest. Its bright colors are shared by both sexes. A National Aquarium account says it forages in the canopy and descends to lower places to nest.

• Hammond's Flycatcher Empidonax hammondii

  This small flycatcher occurs in western North America and nests mainly in mature evergreen forests, often in the mountains.

• Allpahuayo Antbird Percnostola arenarum

  This uncommon antbird is known from two small areas of Loreto in northeastern Peru. It is closely associated with forest growing on sandy, nutrient-poor soil.

• Golden-breasted Puffleg Eriocnemis mosquera

  This hummingbird is recorded in the Andes of Colombia and northern Ecuador. A field guide for the Sibundoy Valley describes individuals defending flower patches while feeding on nectar.

• Rufous-bellied Woodpecker Dendrocopos hyperythrus

  This woodpecker has a red forehead and crown, black-and-white wings, and a rufous belly. It eats insects and occurs in forests from the Himalayas through parts of East and Southeast Asia.

• Andean Tit-Spinetail Leptasthenura andicola

  The Andean Tit-Spinetail occurs in the Andes of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. It forages in Andean scrub and nearby shrubbery.

• Whiskered Screech Owl Megascops trichopsis

  The Whiskered Screech-Owl is a small owl of Mexican canyon and foothill woodlands. It has fine gray, black, and white markings and feeds mainly on insects.

• Grey-chested Jungle Flycatcher Rhinomyias umbratilis

  This small flycatcher lives in lowland forests of Sundaland. It has a plain brown back, a grey wash across the breast and a pale throat. It quietly searches for insects in shaded forest undergrowth.

• Great Rosefinch Carpodacus rubicilla

  A finch about 20 cm long, found in mountain regions from the Caucasus to Central Asia and seen in Georgia in winter.

• Andaman Green Pigeon Treron chloropterus

  The Andaman Green Pigeon is a green pigeon whose male has a maroon back. It forages in the canopy at fruiting trees.

• Grey Goshawk Tachyspiza novaehollandiae

  In Tasmania, this large raptor is described as white. It nests in mature wet forest near waterways and looks for prey from trees.

• Gold-ringed Tanager Bangsia aureocincta

  The Gold-ringed Tanager is restricted to the western Colombian Andes. In a Montezuma survey, most records were above 1,850 m and at forest edges, with many birds foraging alone. Nest information comes from a small number of observations.

• Great Shrike-Tyrant Agriornis lividus

  This large tyrant occurs in dry hills of central Chile. Breeding records describe slopes with thorny shrubs, cacti, and Puya bromeliads.

• Plain-throated Antwren Isleria hauxwelli

  This small antwren forages in pairs near the forest floor in Amazonia and sometimes follows mixed-species flocks. Males are gray, while females are olive-brown above and rufous below.

• Red-tailed Comet Sappho sparganurus

  This hummingbird occurs in the Andes from near Peru and Bolivia south to central Argentina. It uses dry open habitats up to and above the treeline.

• Acorn Woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus

  The Acorn Woodpecker stores acorns in holes and raises young with other members of its group.

• Berlepsch’s Canastero Asthenes berlepschi

  This small bird is restricted to the Sorata area of Bolivia. It occurs in Polylepis woodland, where it searches foliage for arthropods; territorial pairs care for young.

• White-throated Screech Owl Megascops albogularis

  This nocturnal owl is marked by a white throat and a streaked belly. It lives in high-elevation temperate forest and pairs may duet.

• Luzon Water Redstart Rhyacornis bicolor

  The main reported range is the Central Cordillera and Sierra Madre on Luzon, Philippines. It catches aquatic invertebrates beside rocky streams and riparian thickets. Males are dark slaty blue above with chestnut rump, tail and belly; females are similar but duller. The sources use Phoenicurus bicolor; this entry retains the pool name Rhyacornis bicolor.

• Two-barred Crossbill Loxia leucoptera

  The Two-barred Crossbill uses its crossed bill to open conifer cones and take their seeds.

• Seram Mountain Pigeon Gymnophaps stalkeri

  Seram Mountain Pigeon is a forest bird of Seram's mountains and eats fruit. A taxonomic comparison reports that its underpart coloration differs markedly from the Buru form.

• Rufous-bellied Eagle Lophotriorchis kienerii

  The Rufous-bellied Eagle is a forest-dwelling eagle named for its rusty-colored belly. It is active by day and hunts birds and small mammals in forests and along their edges.