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• Capped Seedeater Sporophila bouvreuil

  

  This seedeater occurs in South America. A plumage study separates reddish-brown males as Sporophila bouvreuil and grey-to-white males as the distinct S. pileata.

• Grey Monjita Nengetus cinereus

  This grey tyrant flycatcher has a white throat and a white patch below the eye. The account here describes records from a reserve in Buenos Aires.

• Fasciated Antshrike Cymbilaimus lineatus

  A lowland Neotropical forest antshrike. In a study in Panama, pairs foraged in the canopy, often among large liana tangles.

• Sooty-capped Hermit Phaethornis augusti

  The Sooty-capped Hermit has olive plumage, strong white facial lines, and a distinctive orange-rufous rump. In Venezuela it uses forest edges and undergrowth, with records of nesting in buildings.

• Plain-breasted Piculet Picumnus castelnau

  This small woodpecker inhabits floodplain forest along the Amazon and Ucayali rivers. Its range is closely tied to Cecropia-rich riverside forest, river islands, and nearby secondary forest.

• Blackish Cinclodes Cinclodes antarcticus

  The Falkland Islands nominate form of the Blackish Cinclodes is dark brown with a paler, speckled throat. On rat-free islands it forages along the coast and may follow people.

• Himalayan Owl Strix nivicolum

  The Himalayan Owl is a medium-sized owl of mountain forests from the Himalayas across East Asia. It has no ear tufts and a pale X-shaped mark across the face.

• Bornean Blue Flycatcher Cyornis superbus

  This flycatcher occurs on Borneo. The male is conspicuous for bright blue across the forehead and nape.

• Mindanao Bleeding-heart Gallicolumba crinigera

  A Philippine forest pigeon with a striking red breast that searches for food on the ground.

• White-bellied Sea Eagle Icthyophaga leucogaster

  A large raptor with a white head, rump, and underparts and dark grey back and wings. It flies near coasts and other waters and feeds largely on aquatic animals.

• Tit-like Dacnis Xenodacnis parina

  This small bird inhabits Andean scrub and Polylepis woodland. Males are deep blue; females are mainly brown, with the extent of blue on the forehead and crown varying among subspecies.

• Red-billed Tyrannulet Zimmerius cinereicapilla

  The Red-billed Tyrannulet lives in humid montane forest on Peru’s eastern Andean slopes. It feeds in the canopy and subcanopy and may join mixed-species flocks.

• Lunulated Antbird Oneillornis lunulatus

  This scarce antbird inhabits lowland rainforest understory in eastern Ecuador and northeastern Peru. Males are gray and females brown, but both have a white eyebrow and throat.

• Coppery-headed Emerald Microchera cupreiceps

  This small hummingbird is endemic to the highlands of Costa Rica. The adult male's copper-colored crown and tail, with white outer tail feathers, are useful field marks.

• Gray-breasted Woodpecker Melanerpes hypopolius

  The Gray-breasted Woodpecker lives in interior southwestern Mexico, using montane scrub and gallery forest.

• White-bellied Cinclodes Cinclodes palliatus

  This ovenbird lives in the high Andes of Peru. It has reddish upperparts and a white belly, and walks on the ground to forage in high-elevation bogs.

• Green-backed Flycatcher Ficedula elisae

  This flycatcher breeds in eastern China and winters in southern Thailand and the Malay Peninsula. It is recorded mainly during autumn passage in Hong Kong.

• White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi

  The White-tipped Dove is marked by sandy plumage, a darker back, and white tips on the outer tail feathers. It searches for seeds on the ground in dry woods and riverside scrub.

• Zone-tailed Hawk Buteo albonotatus

  The Zone-tailed Hawk is a slender, dark raptor with pale tail bands that hunts around canyons and arid foothills in the U.S. Southwest.

• Black-and-white Tanager Conothraupis speculigera

  This tanager breeds in northwestern Peru and moves to the eastern Andean foothills and adjacent lowlands afterward. Males are black and white, females are mainly olive, and both sexes have red irises.

• Planalto Tyrannulet Phyllomyias fasciatus

  This small bird has gray to olive-brown upperparts and a pale eye-ring. It occurs in Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina, feeding on insects and small fruits in the canopy of humid lowland forest.

• White-lined Antbird Myrmoborus lophotes

  This antbird lives in lowland forest of southeastern Peru, chiefly in Guadua bamboo stands. Males are dark gray and females rufous, and both have a prominent crest.

• Red-billed Streamertail Trochilus polytmus

  The Red-billed Streamertail lives across most of Jamaica. The long tail streamers belong to males, and the island's far eastern tip is occupied by a separate species.

• Andaman Woodpecker Dryocopus hodgei

  A large woodpecker with a black body, red crest, and long bill. It searches for food mainly high in forest trees.