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• Martinique Thrasher Ramphocinclus brachyurus

  

  In the population studied on Martinique's Caravelle Peninsula, the brown back and sides contrast with a white breast. Researchers also recorded foraging among fallen leaves.

• Rufous-naped Lark Corypha africana

  

  The Rufous-naped Lark is a large lark whose rusty wings show in flight. Pairs live in grassland and savanna, and the bird is conspicuous singing in spring and summer.

• Regent Whistler Pachycephala schlegelii

  

  The Regent Whistler is marked by a male’s black head and yellow collar and a female’s gray head. It stays year-round in New Guinea’s mountains and feeds mainly on insects.

• Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides

  

  Savi's Warbler is a plain brown bird of reedbeds with a loud, insect-like buzzing song. In the UK it breeds at a small number of wetland sites.

• White-throated Tapaculo Scelorchilus albicollis

  

  This ground-dwelling bird is endemic to central Chile. It lives in semi-arid shrubland, and the two described subspecies occupy different parts of its range.

• Cinereous Becard Pachyramphus rufus

  

  The male has a gray back and tail with a black crown; the female is cinnamon to rufous. In Peru, the species is recorded in second growth and river islands along the Amazon and Ucayali.

• Siberian Jay Perisoreus infaustus

  A jay with a grayish body and conspicuous pale rusty patches on the tail and wings. It uses dense conifer forest for breeding.

• Black-throated Finch Poephila cincta

  Adults have a black throat, white cheeks, a gray head, and a yellow bill. They search for seeds on the ground in northeastern Australian grasslands and open woodland.

• Plain Swift Apus unicolor

  This blackish-brown swift has a small pale throat patch, narrow pointed wings and a deeply forked tail. It breeds on Madeira and the Canaries, and some birds move to North Africa in winter.

• Plain Honeyeater Pycnopygius ixoides

  The Plain Honeyeater lives in New Guinea's forests and feeds on fruit and nectar. Plumage ranges from gray-green to brown among its subspecies.

• Coppery-chested Jacamar Galbula pastazae

  The Coppery-chested Jacamar is a 23–24 cm jacamar of humid mountain forest. Its account classifies it as an aerial hunter of invertebrates.

• Pigeon Guillemot Cepphus columba

  In breeding plumage, the Pigeon Guillemot is black with white wing patches and bright red feet. It dives for food near rocky shores.

• African Spoonbill Platalea alba

  A long-legged wader that sweeps its spoon-shaped bill through shallow water for small fish and other aquatic prey.

• Grey-collared Oriole Oriolus forsteni

  The Grey-collared Oriole is endemic to Seram in Indonesia’s southern Moluccan Islands. It uses primary forest from lowlands to mountains, foraging from the canopy to the middle storey.

• Black-breasted Parrotbill Paradoxornis flavirostris

  This bird of northeastern India is recognized by its thick bill and black breast.

• Chatham Islands Shag Leucocarbo onslowi

  This shag is endemic to New Zealand's Chatham Islands. It feeds in coastal waters and breeds in groups on rocky headlands and offshore islets.

• Black Curassow Crax alector

  The Black Curassow is a large bird of northwestern South America that uses humid forest and riverine thickets. Pairs or small groups search for fruit on the ground and retreat into trees when alarmed.

• Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus

  The Greater Racket-tailed Drongo has glossy black plumage, a backward-curving crest and long ornamental tail wires. It is a resident of forests and wooded areas in Singapore.

• Grey-cheeked Tit-Babbler Mixornis flavicollis

  This small babbler occurs in Java's lowlands. It searches through foliage in small groups and eats insects, including beetle eggs.

• Patagonian Tinamou Tinamotis ingoufi

  A ground-dwelling bird of Patagonia in Argentina and Chile. In southern Chile, a study described its nest and feeding ecology in dry steppe and shrubland.

• Cassin's Malimbe Malimbus cassini

  This weaver occurs in forests from the Gulf of Guinea toward the Congo Basin. In north-eastern Gabon, small groups were seen in the canopy of wet and flooded forest, sometimes feeding with other bird species.

• Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis

  The Lesser Nighthawk lives in dry country and catches insects on the wing at dusk. It lays eggs directly on the ground with little or no nest material.

• Mariqua Sunbird Cinnyris mariquensis

  The Mariqua Sunbird shows strong differences in plumage between males and females. It feeds on nectar and uses dry acacia savanna and other wooded habitats.

• Cape Verde Storm Petrel Hydrobates jabejabe

  This storm-petrel breeds on rocky sites and uses surrounding marine waters. The 2018 IUCN assessment treated the Cape Verde population, while a 2026 study described the São Tomé population as a subspecies of Hydrobates jabejabe.