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• Pernambuco Foliage-gleaner Automolus lammi

  

  This foliage-gleaner occurs in states of northeastern Brazil. It has white eyes and throat and coppery plumage, and searches among leaves and vines in forest interiors near streams.

• Amethyst-throated Sunangel Heliangelus amethysticollis

  This hummingbird lives in forests along the eastern Andes. The male has a green body and an amethyst throat, while the female is duller with a rufous-brown throat. Nectar is its main food.

• White-quilled Rock Pigeon Petrophassa albipennis

  This ground-dwelling pigeon has a plump body and long tail. A white wing patch shows in flight, and plumage varies among individuals.

• Chico's Tyrannulet Zimmerius chicomendesi

  This small tyrannulet is documented in Amazonas State in central Amazonian Brazil. It uses open woodland and scrub on sandy or rocky sand soils.

• Slender-billed Finch Xenospingus concolor

  It occurs in arid regions from central Peru to northern Chile, including riparian woodland and scrub near coastal wetlands.

• Rufous-bellied Niltava Niltava sundara

  The male Rufous-bellied Niltava has a blue crown, face, throat, and back with sandy-brown underparts. It lives in forest bushes and undergrowth and feeds on small invertebrates.

• Austral Canastero Asthenes anthoides

  The Austral Canastero occurs in Patagonia in Chile and adjoining Argentina. It moves alone or in pairs through grassland and steppe with patches of shrubs.

• Rivoli's Hummingbird Eugenes fulgens

  A large hummingbird of mountain forests, it feeds at flowers and the male shows glossy colors on its crown and throat.

• Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina

  The Common Ground Dove is a small dove of the southern United States. It forages for seeds on the ground, where its gray-brown plumage blends with soil and grass.

• Ashy-headed Tyrannulet Tyranniscus cinereiceps

  The Ashy-headed Tyrannulet occurs in the Andes from Venezuela to Peru. It forages in middle and upper forest levels and may join mixed-species flocks.

• Band-tailed Seedeater Catamenia analis

  The Band-tailed Seedeater is a small bird whose male has blue-gray plumage and a white tail band. It feeds in dry montane scrub and other open habitats.

• Siberian blue robin Luscinia cyane

  A bird of shaded forest undergrowth whose male has a blue back.

• Black-throated Thistletail Asthenes harterti

  This thistletail occurs along upper Yungas forest edges and in bamboo scrub near the treeline in Bolivia.

• Sapphire-vented Puffleg Eriocnemis luciani

  The Sapphire-vented Puffleg is a hummingbird with white feathered leg puffs and a long, forked blue-purple tail. It lives in Andean cloud forest and may visit hummingbird feeders where they are available.

• Emerald-spotted Wood Dove Turtur chalcospilos

  The Emerald-spotted Wood Dove is a small, rounded dove with glossy green spots across its wings. It occurs in eastern and southern Africa.

• Olivaceous Elaenia Elaenia mesoleuca

  This small tyrant flycatcher occurs in southeastern Brazil, eastern Paraguay, northeastern Argentina, and northern Uruguay. It closely resembles E. parvirostris, and voice is reported as a useful clue where field separation is difficult.

• Greater Antillean Bullfinch Melopyrrha violacea

  This resident tanager occurs in the Bahamas, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, and the Turks and Caicos Islands. BirdLife lists records from 0–2,000 m.

• Indian Chat Oenanthe fusca

  The Indian Chat is a rufous-brown bird found mainly in northern and central India, often around rocky places and old buildings. It searches for insects near the ground.

• Long-billed Woodcreeper Nasica longirostris

  A large woodcreeper of Amazonian floodplain forest, it is marked by a rufous back and a long, pale bill.

• Azure-crowned Hummingbird Saucerottia cyanocephala

  This hummingbird occurs in moist montane habitats, oak-pine woodland, and gardens in Central America. The male has a glittering blue crown and white underparts, and often feeds at flowering epiphytes.

• Ochre-bellied Dove Leptotila ochraceiventris

  The Ochre-bellied Dove is a South American pigeon that walks quietly near the forest floor. Its ochre-colored belly and use of the forest understory stand out.

• Tufted Tit-Tyrant Anairetes parulus

  Long black crown feathers form a crest, and the pale belly has dark streaks. In Chile it occurs widely in scrub and open places with scattered trees.

• Crimson-fronted Cardinal Paroaria baeri

  This cardinal occurs along Brazil's Araguaia River and tributaries. It forms small flocks along lake margins and slow-flowing rivers.

• Pale Flycatcher Bradornis pallidus

  This flycatcher occurs in African savanna and open woodland. It waits on a low perch and catches insects in the air or on the ground. eBird uses the combination Agricola pallidus for the same bird.