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• Black-throated Wren-Babbler Turdinus atrigularis

  

  This elusive wren-babbler inhabits lowland to foothill forest on Borneo. Small groups forage near the ground; a black throat and scaly-looking breast are useful field marks.

• Forest Elaenia Myiopagis gaimardii

  The Forest Elaenia is widespread in the Amazon region. It forages in the canopy and sub-canopy of humid forest and sometimes joins mixed-species flocks.

• Tricolored Blackbird Agelaius tricolor

  This bird is native to western coastal North America. Males have red shoulder patches and females are gray. They nest in colonies among waterside vegetation and form large flocks outside the breeding season.

• Black-chested Fruiteater Pipreola lubomirskii

  This fruiteater occurs in Andean forest from southern Colombia through Ecuador to northern Peru. It eats mainly fruit and forages in the lower and middle forest levels.

• White-throated Laughingthrush Pterorhinus albogularis

  Adults are described with olive-brown upperparts, a rufous crown, and a white throat. Oiseaux.net distinguishes a western whistleri population from eastern populations.

• Long-toed Lapwing Vanellus crassirostris

  This wetland bird has long toes that let it walk on floating vegetation. Its native range is split among separate areas of Africa.

• Gould's Petrel Pterodroma leucoptera

  The nominate subspecies of Gould's Petrel is a small seabird that breeds on islands off New South Wales.

• White-browed Forest Flycatcher Fraseria cinerascens

  This flycatcher lives in moist forests and wet areas of West and Central Africa. It has dark slate-gray upperparts and a white eyebrow, and feeds mainly on small invertebrates.

• Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana

  The Western Tanager is a small bird that breeds in western North American forests. Males stand out with an orange-red head and yellow body.

• Black Cicadabird Coracina melas

  The Black Cicadabird occurs on New Guinea and is included in a field guide for the Mimika region. The guide describes different plumages for males and females.

• Fiery-browed Starling Enodes erythrophris

  A starling endemic to Sulawesi, marked by an orange-red stripe past the eye and a golden-yellow rump.

• Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis

  Its streaky brown plumage blends into open fields, while breeding males sing during high flights.

• Boa Nova Tapaculo Scytalopus gonzagai

  A small tapaculo of montane forest in southern Bahia, Brazil. Its flanks and rump have brown-and-black bars.

• Unicolored Jay Aphelocoma unicolor

  This jay inhabits montane forests in northwestern Central America. It uses pine and oak forests and feeds on invertebrates, including insects.

• Red-throated Twinspot Hypargos niveoguttatus

  The Red-throated Twinspot is a small estrildid finch of thickets and riparian forest edges. The male has a red head and a black, white-spotted belly.

• Philippine Swiftlet Aerodramus mearnsi

  The Philippine Swiftlet is a small swiftlet found in the mountains of the Philippines. It has a shallowly forked tail and is often seen in flocks.

• Rufous-banded Honeyeater Conopophila albogularis

  It has a gray head, white throat, and broad rufous breast band. It occurs in mangroves, swamps, and riparian forest.

• Highland Guan Penelopina nigra

  The Highland Guan lives in Central American mountain forests. Males are black with a red throat wattle and move through the trees while searching for fruit.

• Spot-necked Babbler Stachyris strialata

  The Spot-necked Babbler is a small babbler, 15–17 cm long. It searches forest cover for invertebrates, and a rare field report describes it preening a different babbler species.

• Finn's Weaver Ploceus megarhynchus

  Finn's Weaver is a localized weaver of grasslands in northern India and the extreme southwest of Nepal.

• Ocellated Poorwill Nyctiphrynus ocellatus

  This forest nightjar ranges from southern Central America across much of central South America east of the Andes. A study in Misiones recorded it in the lower forest layer and documented nests with one or two eggs.

• Temminck's Sunbird Aethopyga temminckii

  This sunbird lives in lowland and montane forest on Borneo and Sumatra, in Malaysia, and in southwestern Thailand. It is active by day, often in pairs or small family groups, and feeds mainly on nectar.

• Crimson-fronted Parakeet Psittacara finschi

  The Crimson-fronted Parakeet is a Central American parakeet with a green body and red forehead. It eats fruit and flowers, travels in flocks, and gathers at communal roosts in the evening.

• Blue-crowned Racket-tail Prioniturus discurus

  The Blue-crowned Racket-tail has green plumage and a blue crown and uses forests, mangroves, and cultivated areas in the Philippines.