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• Chestnut-eared Laughingthrush Ianthocincla konkakinhensis

  

  Chestnut-eared Laughingthrush is a laughingthrush recorded in montane forest in central Vietnam. Reports from Laos remain uncertain.

• Yellow-tailed Oriole Icterus mesomelas

  The Yellow-tailed Oriole is marked by a black face and throat and yellow shoulders and tail. In tropical lowlands near woodland and wetlands, pairs search for insects and fruit.

• Jackal Buzzard Buteo rufofuscus

  The Jackal Buzzard is a large raptor of southern African hills and mountains. Its plumage varies, and it searches for prey from the air or a perch.

• Araguaia Spinetail Synallaxis simoni

  This small spinetail occurs along the Araguaia River in central Brazil. Pairs search low tangles in riverside forest and scrub for food.

• Providencia Vireo Vireo approximans

  Vireo approximans was studied on Providencia and Santa Catalina in Colombia. Captured birds were described with an olive head, a strong yellow eye area and three pale yellow wing bars.

• Slaty-breasted Tinamou Crypturellus boucardi

  The Slaty-breasted Tinamou searches for fruits, seeds, and ants on the floor of wet forest. Its breast is dark gray, its throat is white, and females have bars on their wings.

• Monotonous Lark Mirafra passerina

  The Monotonous Lark is a ground-foraging bird of dry scrub and woodland. The Namibian account describes it as solitary or in pairs.

• Razorbill Alca torda

  In breeding plumage, this seabird is black above and white below. In Britain and Ireland, it breeds in colonies on coastal cliffs.

• Ward's Trogon Harpactes wardi

  Ward's Trogon is a mountain forest bird with strikingly different male and female plumage. It lives in evergreen forests of the eastern Himalayas.

• Mindanao Pygmy Babbler Dasycrotapha plateni

  A small bird distributed on Mindanao in the Philippines. It has fine white streaks on a brown body and is described moving through forest in mixed flocks.

• Eurasian hobby Falco subbuteo

  A long-winged falcon that flies swiftly to catch small birds and dragonflies in the air.

• Minahasa Hooded Pitta Pitta forsteni

  This pitta is known from the Minahasa region of northern Sulawesi. Published information on its natural history remains very limited.

• Black-headed Brush Finch Arremon atricapillus

  The Black-headed Brush Finch occurs in eastern Panama and the Colombian Andes. A comparative study found a mostly solid black head, a larger bill and higher, faster song than in the related A. assimilis. It is recorded in evergreen, secondary and elfin forest.

• Timneh Parrot Psittacus timneh

  A grey parrot of West African forests and adjoining habitats. It eats fruit and seeds and nests in high tree cavities.

• Grey Gerygone Gerygone igata

  A small bird endemic to New Zealand that gleans insects while hovering at the outer canopy.

• Sulphur-bellied Tyrant-Manakin Neopelma sulphureiventer

  The Sulphur-bellied Tyrant-Manakin occurs from eastern Peru to northern Bolivia and adjacent western Amazonian Brazil. A yellow stripe down the middle of its crown is a field mark. It uses dense undergrowth in humid forest, especially along rivers; little is known about its diet.

• 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.

• Visayan Flowerpecker Dicaeum haematostictum

  This flowerpecker is endemic to the Philippine Visayan Islands. BirdLife's 2001 account lists Panay, Guimaras, and Negros, but records differ in age and the account notes uncertainty about status on some islands.

• Seychelles Brush Warbler Acrocephalus sechellensis

  This small bird has been conserved across the Seychelles islands. A 2001 action plan describes its olive-brown plumage and leaf-gleaning habits; a 2019 report says populations had become established on five islands.

• Jobi Manucode Manucodia jobiensis

  The Jobi Manucode is a bird-of-paradise with blue-violet iridescence and red eyes. It feeds on fruit and arthropods in lowland forest on northern New Guinea and Yapen Island.

• Tumbes Swallow Tachycineta stolzmanni

  The Tumbes Swallow has glossy blue upperparts, a white rump and belly, and a squared tail. It is uncommon within its restricted range in north-western Peru and also occurs in Ecuador, foraging close to the ground.

• Rufous-headed Parrotbill Paradoxornis bakeri

  The Rufous-headed Parrotbill forms small groups in bamboo within or beside evergreen forest. It eats insects, seeds and berries. Indian breeding records describe low nests woven from grass and spider web in bamboo or reeds.

• Sooty Grouse Dendragapus fuliginosus

  Males have a yellow comb against a slate-blue head, while females are browner. In Southeast Alaska’s wet evergreen forests, their foods change with the seasons.

• Varied Lorikeet Psitteuteles versicolor

  This small parrot inhabits woodlands of northern Australia. It feeds on nectar and pollen and gathers in flowering trees.