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• European robin Erithacus rubecula

  

  A small bird seen in British gardens and parks. Adults have reddish breasts, and males and females look alike.

• Rufous-bellied Euphonia Euphonia rufiventris

  

  Bolivian records describe this bird eating mainly fruit among dense foliage in the canopy and subcanopy. The male and female also differ in some plumage features.

• Malayan Black-capped Babbler Pellorneum nigrocapitatum

  

  This ground-dwelling bird occurs in southern Thailand, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, in moist forest and dense vegetation.

• European starling Sturnus vulgaris

  

  A bird native to Europe and other Palearctic regions, introduced to North America. Outside breeding season it may form large flocks.

• Magellanic Plover Pluvianellus socialis

  

  This bird uses saline and alkaline lakes and coasts in Patagonia. It has a rounded head, red eyes and pink legs. Some move from inland breeding grounds to the coast in winter.

• Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus

  

  Male Cirl Buntings have noticeable black-and-yellow facial stripes; females and young birds are duller. The British population lives in farmland with hedges and grassland and changes its diet with the seasons.

• White stork Ciconia ciconia

  Adults have white bodies, black wing feathers, long legs and a reddish bill. They use open wetlands in Europe and other parts of their range.

• Plain-crested Elaenia Elaenia cristata

  This tyrant flycatcher uses open savanna and semi-open areas with scattered trees and shrubs. It has a tall crest; in Peru it is known from localized sites in Cusco and Madre de Dios.

• Wallace's Owlet-Nightjar Aegotheles wallacii

  Wallace’s Owlet-nightjar is active at night. Its plumage is mottled with several colors, and it occurs on New Guinea and some surrounding islands.

• Eurasian jay Garrulus glandarius

  A woodland bird with a conspicuous white rump in flight. In Britain it is found widely except in northern Scotland.

• Rufous Scrubbird Atrichornis rufescens

  The Rufous Scrub-bird forages on the forest floor in damp forests of eastern Australia.

• White-bellied Go-away-bird Crinifer leucogaster

  A large grey bird about 50 cm long, with a white belly and wing patch and a white band across the tail. It lives in East African woodland and savanna, often in small groups, and eats fruit and acacia buds and seeds.

• Common Swift Apus apus

  A summer visitor to the UK, the Common Swift spends almost all its life on the wing, catching small insects and spiders in the air.

• Streaked Scrub Warbler Scotocerca inquieta

  This small warbler lives in dry wadis and scrubby desert plains in the Middle East. It walks on the ground while searching for food, often in pairs or small groups.

• Hartlaub's Bustard Lissotis hartlaubii

  Hartlaub's Bustard is a ground-dwelling bird active by day in open eastern African grassland. It eats both plant and animal foods.

• Ostrich Struthio camelus

  A flightless bird with a long neck and strong legs, living in African grasslands and other open habitats.

• Puerto Rican Tanager Nesospingus speculiferus

  This species is endemic to Puerto Rico's mountain forests. It often stays hidden in dense vegetation but forages in small mixed-species flocks.

• Philippine Fairy-bluebird Irena cyanogastra

  A fruit-eating forest bird endemic to the Philippines, it searches for figs and other fruit high in the canopy. Both sexes have glossy blue-and-black plumage.

• Eurasian spoonbill Platalea leucorodia

  A white waterbird with long legs and a spoon-shaped bill.

• Malaysian Rail-babbler Eupetes macrocerus

  It has long legs and a long tail and searches for food on the forest floor. It rarely flies and avoids open patches, according to the account.

• Yellow-winged Blackbird Agelasticus thilius

  This blackbird occurs around lakes and lagoons in Argentina. Males are black and may show brown flecking in spring; females are streaked brown. A yellow shoulder stands out in flight.

• Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus

  Often hidden high in trees, this bird has an adult male with a bright yellow body and black wings.

• Oriente Warbler Teretistris fornsi

  This forest-dwelling bird is endemic to Cuba; its species page says it is most often seen in the eastern half of the island. The crown and back are gray, with yellow on the face and breast.

• Red-headed Trogon Harpactes erythrocephalus

  In the Vietnamese adult description, the male’s head and breast are dark red, while the female’s are olive-brown. A study in Thailand found it nesting in cavities in rotting wood.