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• Bolivian Warbling Finch Poospiza boliviana

  

  This finch occurs in the west-central Bolivian Andes. A research paper gives an elevational range of about 1,600–3,000 m and describes its plumage as gray, white, and rufous.

• Middle Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocoptes medius

  A woodpecker of broad-leaved woods, it searches trunks and branches. Its red crown and black-and-white pattern help identify it.

• Abyssinian Owl Asio abyssinicus

  The Abyssinian Owl is a medium-sized owl with brown ear tufts edged in white and orange eyes. It occurs locally in East African highlands and feeds mainly on small mammals.

• Dusky-tailed Antbird Drymophila malura

  This long-tailed antbird is associated with dense understory in humid forest, as well as woodland and forest edges.

• Velvet-fronted Euphonia Euphonia concinna

  This small finch-like tanager occurs in the Colombian Andes. It feeds in the mid-levels and canopy of forest, taking fruit and small insects.

• Common Black Hawk Buteogallus anthracinus

  The Common Black Hawk is a dark raptor that waits for prey in wooded wetlands and along streams. It is rare in the southwestern United States and more common from Mexico southward.

• Neblina Metaltail Metallura odomae

  This small hummingbird occurs in the highlands of northern Peru and southern Ecuador.

• Crag Chilia Ochetorhynchus melanurus

  The Crag Chilia inhabits foothills, hills, and ravines in central Chile. It has a brown body and pale throat, and moves among shrubs and rocks while seeking food.

• Sulphur-bellied Tyrannulet Mecocerculus minor

  This small tyrant flycatcher inhabits montane forest on the eastern Andean slope. It has an olive mantle, gray crown, and white eyebrow, and forages in the canopy with mixed-species flocks.

• Pemba Green Pigeon Treron pembaensis

  The Pemba Green Pigeon has an olive-green back and a gray head and underside. It lives in forests, plantations, and rural areas on Pemba, often near fruit trees.

• Canary Islands Bush Chat Saxicola dacotiae

  The Canary Islands Bush Chat is endemic to the Canary Islands and occurs in rocky, scrubby areas of Fuerteventura.

• Cinereous Conebill Conirostrum cinereum

  The Cinereous Conebill occurs mainly in the Andes, reaching the coast in northern Chile and Peru. It is a small active bird of shrubbery, hedges, and gardens.

• Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus canicapillus

  A small woodpecker with a gray head that searches bark and branches for insects. It uses habitats with trees, from woodland to gardens.

• Indian Scops Owl Otus bakkamoena

  This small owl lives in forests and wooded areas of South Asia. It has conspicuous ear tufts and hunts insects at night.

• Undulated Antshrike Frederickena unduliger

  A large antshrike that forages in dense Amazonian understory. PeruAves describes it as rare but widespread south of the Amazon River.

• Vietnamese Greenfinch Chloris monguilloti

  This small finch has a dark head and bright yellow wing panels. It lives in pine forests in southern Vietnam's highlands and forages in small flocks.

• Doria's Goshawk Megatriorchis doriae

  A large raptor of New Guinea's lowland and foothill forests. It hunts birds in the forest, and a juvenile recorded at Varirata had a pale head and streaked underparts.

• Peruvian Racket-tail Ocreatus peruanus

  The Peruvian Racket-tail lives in humid mountain forest and along forest edges on the eastern Andes. Males have elongated tail feathers and leg puffs; it feeds on nectar and small insects.

• Scribble-tailed Canastero Asthenes maculicauda

  It forages in high-elevation mosaics of damp scrub and grassland. Regional accounts document local Andean records in Peru and Argentina.

• White-winged Black Tyrant Knipolegus aterrimus

  This tyrant flycatcher is recorded in northern and central Argentina in open, dry country and shrub steppe. Males are black with conspicuous white wing patches.

• Yellow-vented Green Pigeon Treron seimundi

  The Yellow-vented Green Pigeon is notable for the adult male's white belly and yellow undertail. The park profile lists it in evergreen forest in central and south-central Vietnam and other parts of the region.

• Cape Rock Thrush Monticola rupestris

  The Cape Rock-Thrush lives in rocky areas and grassland in southern Africa, often in pairs or small groups. Males have a blue-gray head and throat with a brown back; females have buff underparts.

• Puna Yellow Finch Sicalis lutea

  This finch is found in puna grassland and stony scrub of the high Andes. Both sexes are greenish yellow, while females average slightly duller.

• Maroon Woodpecker Blythipicus rubiginosus

  This woodpecker is about 23 cm long and lives in humid forest. It is active by day and searches for food on trunks and branches.