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• White-breasted Cuckooshrike Coracina pectoralis

  

  This cuckooshrike lives in woodland and forest across sub-Saharan Africa. The pool name Coracina pectoralis is listed as Ceblepyris pectoralis in the current species account.

• Malabar Starling Sturnia blythii

  

  This starling occurs in India's Western Ghats. It also uses open woodland, farmland with scattered trees, and places near settlements. A 2022 study followed one nest as the parents provisioned their chicks.

• Long-tailed Mockingbird Mimus longicaudatus

  

  The Long-tailed Mockingbird is notable for its long tail and the way it raises it while walking. It occurs in open dry country and also in town parks.

• Plateau Lark Corypha nigrescens

  

  This lark is very localized on high plateaus in Tanzania and Malawi. Its natural history is poorly documented.

• Yellow-throated Fiji Whistler Pachycephala graeffii

  

  The Yellow-throated Fiji Whistler occurs on Fiji's islands. Male breast bands differ among island forms, and a tour account recorded very vocal birds on Taveuni.

• Striated Grassbird Megalurus palustris

  

  A large brown warbler marked with black streaks, it shows a long trailing tail and flushes from fields, scrubby edges, and dense thickets.

• Ash-colored Tapaculo Myornis senilis

  This tapaculo lives in Andean montane forest. It is mostly gray, feeds near the ground, and appears to be associated with bamboo stands.

• Rose-throated Becard Pachyramphus aglaiae

  Males stand out with a dark, slaty body, a blackish cap, and usually a bright pink throat. They search for insects and small fruits in the canopy of tropical forests.

• Hispaniolan Palm Crow Corvus palmarum

  The Hispaniolan Palm Crow is a small, all-black crow found on Hispaniola. It eats fruit and invertebrates and often comes down to the ground to feed.

• Black Munia Lonchura stygia

  The Black Munia is a small finch of the southern New Guinea lowlands. Males are almost entirely black, and the species feeds on grass seeds in wetlands and tall grass.

• Mountain Swiftlet Aerodramus hirundinaceus

  The Mountain Swiftlet occurs on New Guinea. It flies in flocks over highland forests, catches insects in the air and breeds colonially in caves.

• Bar-breasted Honeyeater Ramsayornis fasciatus

  The Bar-breasted Honeyeater has gray bars on its chest and a slender, slightly down-curved bill. This small Australian bird feeds on nectar and insects.

• Straw-necked Ibis Threskiornis spinicollis

  The Straw-necked Ibis is a large ibis widely distributed in Australia. It moves in search of suitable habitat and forages in shallow water and on the ground.

• Green Figbird Sphecotheres viridis

  The Green Figbird lives on Timor and the nearby islands of Rote and Semau. Its black head, red skin around the eyes, and yellow throat and belly stand out.

• Brown Parrotbill Paradoxornis unicolor

  A parrotbill of the highlands around the Himalayas. Its stout yellow bill and arched black eyebrow help identify it.

• Antarctic Shag Leucocarbo bransfieldensis

  This seabird breeds on the Antarctic Peninsula, the South Shetland Islands, and Elephant Island. Its upperparts are glossy black and its throat and belly white; it feeds on fish and benthic animals near coasts and pack ice.

• Nocturnal Curassow Nothocrax urumutum

  The Nocturnal Curassow lives in lowland forest of upper and middle Amazonia. Despite its name, it searches for food on the ground by day and is also active around dawn and dusk.

• Rusty-cheeked Scimitar Babbler Erythrogenys erythrogenys

  The Rusty-cheeked Scimitar Babbler lives along Himalayan forest edges and in scrub. Its rusty face and long, downcurved bill are distinctive.

• Small-billed Tinamou Crypturellus parvirostris

  This small tinamou is active on the ground by day. It occurs in grasslands, cerrado, and farmland and eats fallen fruit and seeds.

• Dark-backed Weaver Ploceus bicolor

  The Dark-backed Weaver has dark brown upperparts and golden-yellow underparts. Some regional forms have grey backs. It lives in forest and closed woodland, where it searches among leaves and bark for small invertebrates.

• Cuban Nightjar Antrostomus cubanensis

  The Cuban Nightjar is endemic to Cuba. Its cryptic plumage blends with the forest floor, where it rests between insect-hunting bouts.

• Carmelite Sunbird Chalcomitra fuliginosa

  A sunbird of West African coastal woodland, gardens and cultivated areas. It feeds on nectar and other foods; one field account describes the male crown as gray-buff.

• Red-masked Parakeet Psittacara erythrogenys

  This parakeet is leaf green with a red head, a heavy white eye-ring and a pale bill. It is native to dry forests in western Peru and Ecuador and roosts communally in large groups.

• Seychelles Black Parrot Coracopsis barklyi

  Despite its name, the Seychelles Black Parrot is pale brown-grey, not black. It lives on Praslin, where native palm fruits are a preferred food.