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• Rarotonga Starling Aplonis cinerascens

  

  This starling is endemic to Rarotonga in the Cook Islands. It feeds in the forest canopy on fruit, insects and nectar; one study records it visiting flowers of native Fitchia.

• Crissal Thrasher Toxostoma crissale

  

  A bird that searches near the ground in dry scrub and desert washes, it has a long downcurved bill and cinnamon under the tail.

• Indochinese Bush Lark Plocealauda erythrocephala

  

  A lark of open, dry country in Indochina. Its short tail and dark streaks on the chest help distinguish it.

• Green-backed Whistler Pachycephala albiventris

  

  This whistler inhabits forests on Luzon and Mindoro in the northern Philippines. The entry follows the pool’s Pachycephala albiventris; the source notes that some taxonomies group it with related whistlers.

• Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia

  

  The Grasshopper Warbler is a rather inconspicuous brown warbler. It visits Britain and Ireland in summer and spends winter in north-west Africa.

• Rusty-belted Tapaculo Liosceles thoracicus

  

  The Rusty-belted Tapaculo is a South American bird with a rusty back and breast band. It walks on the forest floor in search of small insects.

• Green-backed Becard Pachyramphus viridis

  This becard is recorded rarely or irregularly in Bolivia. Its back and wings are green, and its chest is yellow. It searches for arthropods in semi-humid to wet lowland woodland and forest on lower eastern slopes.

• Mongolian Ground Jay Podoces hendersoni

  The Mongolian Ground Jay lives on the ground in stony or gravelly semi-desert and often runs rather than flies when disturbed.

• Diamond Firetail Stagonopleura guttata

  This small bird lives in grassland and scrub in southeastern Australia. It feeds on the ground on grass seeds and insects, and has a gray back, white underside, and red rump.

• Chestnut-collared Swift Streptoprocne rutila

  The Chestnut-collared Swift catches flying insects above mountain forests and open areas. Males have a rufous collar; in females and young birds it may be incomplete or absent.

• Strong-billed Honeyeater Melithreptus validirostris

  Endemic to Tasmania and the Bass Strait Islands, this honeyeater has a white crescent across the back of its black head and olive-gray upperparts. It moves up and down tree trunks, using its strong bill to pull bark away while searching for insects.

• Roseate spoonbill Platalea ajaja

  A pink waterbird with a large spoon-shaped bill.

• Fulvous Parrotbill Suthora fulvifrons

  This parrotbill inhabits dense bamboo in or near forest in the Himalaya. A buff head and breast, dark crown stripe, and rufous wings and tail help identify it; it feeds on buds, seeds, and insects.

• Red-faced Cormorant Urile urile

  The Red-faced Cormorant lives along remote North Pacific coasts. In breeding plumage, its red face and white flank patch stand out against its dark body.

• Chaco Chachalaca Ortalis canicollis

  The Chaco Chachalaca is a large guan recorded in northern Argentina's woods and forests. Argentina's SIB species page describes pairs or small flocks moving quickly through tree branches.

• Pale-throated Wren-Babbler Spelaeornis kinneari

  The Pale-throated Wren-Babbler is a small bird recorded in mountain forests of northern Vietnam and southern China. At about 11–12 cm, its dark scale-like markings help identify it.

• Red-headed Malimbe Malimbus rubricollis

  The Red-headed Malimbe occurs in Africa from Guinea to Kenya and uses lowland forest and secondary growth. Its identification note describes red on the crown, nape, and mantle against black underparts.

• Nacunda Nighthawk Chordeiles nacunda

  The Nacunda Nighthawk lives in open habitats in northern and eastern South America, catching insects in flight around dusk.

• Tacazze Sunbird Nectarinia tacazze

  This large sunbird lives in the highlands of eastern Africa. It feeds mainly on nectar, and its elongated central tail feathers are conspicuous.

• Dusky-headed Parakeet Aratinga weddellii

  The Dusky-headed Parakeet is a green parrot with a grey head and white eye-ring. It uses forest edges and other partly open habitats in the western Amazon Basin.

• Australian King Parrot Alisterus scapularis

  The Australian King Parrot is a large parrot whose plumage differs between males and females. It feeds on fruits and seeds in forests and forest edges of eastern Australia.

• Sulawesi Ground Dove Gallicolumba tristigmata

  The Sulawesi Ground Dove is a forest pigeon of Sulawesi, marked by a yellow forehead and green hindneck. It searches for food on the forest floor.

• Ochraceous Wren Troglodytes ochraceus

  The Ochraceous Wren is a small wren about 9.5 cm long and 9.5 g. It is recorded in Costa Rica’s humid mountain forest, nearby second growth and pastures with scattered trees.

• Southern Scrub Robin Drymodes brunneopygia

  This ground-dwelling bird lives in scrub in southern Australia. It searches among leaf litter for small prey.