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• Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker Dicaeum cruentatum

  

  Males have red on the head and back, while females are gray-brown apart from a red rump and upper tail. It is a common resident in Singapore.

• Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus

  

  In Japan, this shrike arrives as a summer visitor in areas north of central Honshu and also occurs in shrubby grassland.

• Olive-tree Warbler Hippolais olivetorum

  

  The Olive-tree Warbler is a long, slender bird with a long bill. It breeds in southeastern Europe and the Middle East and migrates to Africa for winter.

• White-fronted Nunbird Monasa morphoeus

  

  The White-fronted Nunbird is a dark forest bird found from southern Central America across parts of northern and eastern South America. Its white forehead and throat contrast with its red bill.

• Siamese Partridge Arborophila diversa

  

  The Thai diversa form has a pale-brown forehead and throat and a rich chestnut breast. It has been recorded in hill and montane evergreen forest at Khao Soi Dao.

• Ivory-breasted Pitta Pitta maxima

  

  The Ivory-breasted Pitta lives in forests of the North Maluku Islands. Its dark upperparts contrast with blue-green wings and ivory underparts.

• Eurasian Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus

  The Eurasian Rock Pipit is a coastal bird with gray-brown plumage and dark streaks. It walks among rocks and along the tide line, searching for small invertebrates.

• Crested Duck Lophonetta specularioides

  A northwestern Patagonia account describes this duck's crest and its feeding near lakes and rivers, where it takes small aquatic animals.

• Armenian Gull Larus armenicus

  The Armenian Gull is a relatively small gull with a short bill and a rounded head. It breeds on upland lakes and winters along coasts and inland wetlands.

• White-collared Foliage-gleaner Anabazenops fuscus

  This bird is recorded in forests of southeastern Brazil. Its bill is bluish-yellow, with white markings around and above the eye. Pairs move through dense foliage and along trunks, inspecting dead leaves and epiphytes for food.

• Grey-sided Thrush Turdus feae

  The Grey-sided Thrush is a migratory bird that uses mountain forests in different seasons. It breeds in broadleaf forest and winters in evergreen forest.

• Golden-fronted Greenlet Hylophilus aurantiifrons

  The Golden-fronted Greenlet occurs from Panama through northern South America to Trinidad and Tobago. It searches the undersides of leaves for insects and spiders. Detailed nest records in the account are from Trinidad only.

• Saker Falcon Falco cherrug

  A large falcon of dry grassland and semi-desert, with plumage that varies in colour.

• Rufous-headed Hornbill Rhabdotorrhinus waldeni

  The Rufous-headed Hornbill is a large hornbill of island forests. Males with rufous heads look different from black-headed females.

• Red-headed Bullfinch Pyrrhula erythrocephala

  The Red-headed Bullfinch inhabits highland forests of the Himalayas. Males are orange-red from head to breast, while females are mainly yellow-green. It eats seeds in trees.

• Annam Limestone Babbler Gypsophila annamensis

  This medium-sized babbler occurs in southern China, northern Laos, and northern Vietnam. It has a long bill and tail.

• Brown-rumped Bunting Emberiza affinis

  The Brown-rumped Bunting has a black-and-white face pattern, a brown back, and yellow underparts. It occurs in broadleaf woodland, moist savanna, and cultivated areas.

• Crested Black Tyrant Knipolegus lophotes

  It has a high crest, and a broad white patch shows on the open wings in flight. It launches from a perch to catch flying insects and returns to a favored perch. A separate nest account has records from one area in Minas Gerais, Brazil.

• Melodious Blackbird Dives dives

  This icterid occurs in Central America. Adult males are glossy black with a blue sheen, while females and young birds are duller. In Costa Rica it is seen in pairs or small groups.

• Malabar Trogon Harpactes fasciatus

  The Malabar Trogon inhabits forests in India and Sri Lanka. The male has a blue bill and reddish belly; the female has an olive-brown head and golden belly.

• Pririt Batis Batis pririt

  This small bird lives in dry woodland and scrub in southern Africa. Its main range is split into northern and southern populations across Namibia, Botswana, and South Africa.

• Black-necked Red Cotinga Phoenicircus nigricollis

  Males are large cotingas with vivid red and black plumage. In northern Peruvian Amazon records, the birds forage at different heights in terra firme forest where fruit is available.

• Taiwan Hwamei Garrulax taewanus

  This medium-sized laughingthrush is found in Taiwan. The museum account describes it in thickets and broadleaf woodland, where it takes insects, seeds, and fruit.

• American Golden-Plover Pluvialis dominica

  The American Golden-Plover breeds on Arctic and subarctic tundra and winters from eastern Brazil to Argentina.