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• Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher Ficedula strophiata

  

  The Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher has two subspecies. A male of F. s. strophiata is grayish with a white band above the eyes and a rufous breast patch, and searches for small invertebrates in forest undergrowth.

• Golden-crowned Emerald Cynanthus auriceps

  This small hummingbird lives in western Mexico. Males are green with a deeply forked tail; females are paler below and have a shallower tail fork. A western Mexico study that included this species described an open-cup nest made from plant material and spider web.

• Ochre-cheeked Spinetail Synallaxis scutata

  A furnariid of South America. In southeastern Peru it forages in dense understory along forest edges and in second growth.

• Rock pigeon Columba livia

  A pigeon that nests in rocky seaside crevices in the wild. Feral pigeons seen in towns are the same species, descended from domestic birds.

• Mountain Elaenia Elaenia frantzii

  A highland flycatcher found from Mexico through Central America to Colombia and Venezuela. It has subdued plumage and forages at forest edges and fruiting bushes.

• 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.

• Japanese robin Erithacus akahige

  A bird of dense mountain undergrowth that hops over the ground searching for small animals.

• Buffy Hummingbird Leucippus fallax

  This small hummingbird occurs in northern Colombia and Venezuela. It uses dry scrub and mangroves and feeds on nectar and fruit.

• White-winged Cinclodes Cinclodes atacamensis

  This bird occurs in the high Andes along clear streams. It has white on the wings, throat, eyebrow, and outer tail feathers, and forages near shallow water and mud.

• White-bellied Green Pigeon Treron sieboldii

  The White-bellied Green Pigeon is a green pigeon with a noticeable white belly and uses mountain forests in East Asia.

• 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.

• Cochabamba Mountain Finch Poospiza garleppi

  This small finch occurs in the mountains around Cochabamba, Bolivia, including shrub-filled ravines and Polylepis woodland.

• Qilian Bluetail Tarsiger albocoeruleus

  The Qilian Bluetail (Tarsiger albocoeruleus) breeds in mountains of northern China, including Qinghai and Gansu. It is not separated from the Red-flanked Bluetail by an obvious plumage mark; research supports the split mainly through song and genetic evidence. Its wintering range remains unknown.

• Black-bellied Hummingbird Eupherusa nigriventris

  The Black-bellied Hummingbird inhabits mountain forest on Costa Rica's Caribbean side. Males often forage in the canopy and differ from females in underpart color.

• Black-billed Scythebill Campylorhamphus falcularius

  Its dark body is set off by a long, slender, curved bill. It probes gaps in trees and plants and feeds mainly on small invertebrates.

• Black-chinned Fruit Dove Ptilinopus leclancheri

  The Black-chinned Fruit Dove occurs mainly in the Philippines and is described as a very rare resident in Taiwan. It uses forest patches.

• Black-fronted Ground Tyrant Muscisaxicola frontalis

  This ground tyrant moves through the southern Andes. A wintering record from rocky terrain in central Peru has been reported.

• Green Honeycreeper Chlorophanes spiza

  This honeycreeper ranges from southern Mexico to Brazil and Trinidad. It takes nectar and fruit and forages in forest canopies and edges.

• Arnot's Chat Pentholaea arnotti

  This bird inhabits woodlands of central and southern Africa. In the nominate subspecies, the male is black with a white crown and wing patch; small groups search for insects beneath large trees.

• Plain-capped Starthroat Heliomaster constantii

  A large hummingbird recorded in Costa Rica’s northern Pacific region. Males have a red-orange iridescent gorget and a white stripe along the middle of the rump.

• Orinoco Softtail Thripophaga cherriei

  A furnariid recorded in riparian forest in the upper Orinoco region of southern Venezuela. Its documented habitat is localized and information remains limited.

• Black-chested Tyrant Taeniotriccus andrei

  The Black-chested Tyrant is a small tyrant flycatcher of forests in northern South America. It moves through understory bamboo and secondary growth near rivers, taking small insects among the foliage.

• Golden-hooded Tanager Stilpnia larvata

  A small tanager of humid tropical lowlands, it also uses evergreen-forest edges, plantations, and gardens.

• Bagobo Babbler Leonardina woodi

  This flycatcher lives in forests on Mindanao. Its chestnut upperparts and long tail stand out, and it searches for invertebrates near the ground.