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• Olive-backed Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus triangularis

  

  This woodcreeper occurs in humid montane forest on Peru’s eastern Andes. Its rufous tail and buff spotting on the throat and chest help identify it; it forages from the midstory to the canopy.

• White-bellied Blue Flycatcher Cyornis pallipes

  An endemic flycatcher of India's Western Ghats, living in dense foothill forest. Checked sources spell its scientific name Cyornis pallidipes, correcting the pool spelling Cyornis pallipes.

• 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.

• Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni

  Swainson’s Hawk breeds in western North America and migrates to South America for winter; it eats many insects outside the breeding season.

• Grass-green Tanager Chlorornis riefferii

  This tanager is recorded in the Colombian Andes. A field guide for the Sibundoy region describes its grass-green plumage, rusty facial markings, and small-group behavior in forest.

• Santa Marta Antbird Drymophila hellmayri

  The Santa Marta Antbird is restricted to Colombia's Santa Marta Mountains. Its eBird species account places it in bamboo and says it is often detected first by voice.

• Couch's Kingbird Tyrannus couchii

  Couch's Kingbird is a large flycatcher with yellow and gray plumage and a greenish back. It appears in southern Texas during summer.

• Pallid Dove Leptotila pallida

  This brown-toned dove has white tips on its tail. It uses humid forest and older secondary growth, walking on the ground to feed on plant seeds and other material.

• Elliot's Woodpecker Dendropicos elliotii

  This woodpecker occurs in forests of western and central Africa. Red on the rear crown is a male trait; females lack it.

• Scaled Spinetail Cranioleuca muelleri

  The Scaled Spinetail is restricted to Brazil’s lower Amazon. Its rufous crown and tail contrast with a scaly-looking pale underside. It searches for arthropods in flooded forest undergrowth and mid-storey, while breeding details remain poorly known.

• Phoenicurus fuliginosus Rhyacornis fuliginosa

  The Plumbeous Redstart lives beside fast rivers and streams. Males are blue-grey with an orange tail; females and young birds are grey with scaly markings.

• Purple-collared Woodstar Myrtis fanny

  This small hummingbird occurs in dry hill forest and scrub in Ecuador and Peru.

• Nicobar Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza butleri

  The Nicobar Sparrowhawk occurs on India's Nicobar Islands and lives in humid lowland forest. It is listed at about 28–34 cm long, with a 50–57 cm wingspan, and is active by day, taking small animals.

• Red Pileated Finch Coryphospingus cucullatus

  This tanager-family bird is recorded as native in Argentina. Males have a red crest, rump, and underparts; females have a brown head, back, and wings, with a red rump and pinkish underparts. It occurs alone, in pairs, or in groups among shrubs or on the ground.

• Jamaican Elaenia Myiopagis cotta

  The Jamaican Elaenia is a small tyrant flycatcher of humid montane and foothill forests in Jamaica.

• Ring-necked Dove Streptopelia capicola

  The Ring-necked Dove has a black half-collar on the back of its neck. It is often alone or in pairs but may form large flocks around food or water.

• Himalayan Flameback Dinopium shorii

  This woodpecker has an orange back and a black line across its head. It climbs tree trunks to search for insects and was recorded in Sarpang, southern Bhutan.

• Streak-capped Treehunter Thripadectes virgaticeps

  A treehunter of the southern Colombian Andes. The Sibundoy Valley field guide describes a dark head with fine white streaks, a reddish-brown back, and a chestnut tail.

• Olivaceous Flycatcher Muscicapa olivascens

  This small flycatcher lives in humid forests of West and Central Africa. It launches from a perch to catch insects in the air.

• White-booted Racket-tail Ocreatus underwoodii

  The White-booted Racket-tail is an Andean hummingbird. Males have puffy white leg feathers and a long tail that ends in racket-shaped tips.

• Great Nicobar Serpent Eagle Spilornis klossi

  The Great Nicobar Serpent Eagle is a small serpent eagle collected on Great Nicobar Island. Adults have a dark crown, grey cheeks, and pale underparts; specimen stomachs contained lizards and small mammals among other prey.

• Golden-collared Tanager Iridosornis jelskii

  This tanager occurs in the eastern Andes of Peru and Bolivia. A yellow band around the head and a dark facial mask stand out; it feeds on fruit and insects in the lower levels of humid montane forest.

• Streak-throated Bush Tyrant Myiotheretes striaticollis

  This Andean flycatcher occurs at high elevations. It searches for insects and small vertebrates in scrub and along forest edges.

• Madagascar Green Pigeon Treron australis

  The Madagascar Green Pigeon is an arboreal pigeon found in forests of Madagascar. It feeds on fruit.