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• Black-headed Mountain Greenbul Arizelocichla nigriceps

  

  The Black-headed Mountain Greenbul lives in mountain forests from southern Kenya to northern Tanzania. In the October 2024 Clements treatment, separated from the Kikuyu Mountain Greenbul, it has a blacker head and mainly gray underparts.

• Tuamotu Reed Warbler Acrocephalus atyphus

  The Tuamotu Reed Warbler is a reed-warbler of the Tuamotu Islands. Plumage and body form vary among islands, and it feeds on small insects.

• Wallacean Drongo Dicrurus densus

  This drongo occurs in the Lesser Sundas and southeastern Moluccas of Indonesia and in Timor-Leste. It has glossy blue-black plumage and a long, deeply forked tail.

• Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnia malabarica

  The Chestnut-tailed Starling is a small, pale starling with chestnut on the tail tips and sides near the vent.

• Somali Fiscal Lanius somalicus

  This shrike has a grey back and white underparts and searches for prey in dry grassland.

• White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus

  The White-eyed Vireo has a striking white iris and yellow sides. It forages in dense shrubs and sings frequently during the breeding season.

• Rwenzori Hill Babbler Sylvia atriceps

  This babbler lives in central African mountain forests. It was formerly included with the African Hill Babbler but is now treated as a separate species.

• North Moluccan Pitta Erythropitta rufiventris

  This pitta occurs on islands of the North Moluccas. In the nominate form rufiventris, a blue breast band and red underparts are prominent.

• Crested Auklet Aethia cristatella

  The Crested Auklet breeds on rocky islands in the Bering Sea and dives underwater for crustaceans and other prey.

• Green-thighed Parrot Pionites leucogaster

  The Green-thighed Parrot feeds on fruit and seeds in the Amazonian canopy. Adults are marked by an orange head and white belly.

• White-bellied Hummingbird Elliotomyia chionogaster

  Subspecies hypoleucus ranges from southeastern Peru through Bolivia, eastern and central Brazil, Paraguay, and northwestern Argentina. A 2022 paper documented the first photographic records in Misiones, Argentina.

• Rufous-winged Woodpecker Piculus simplex

  This woodpecker occurs in Central American lowland forest. It has a green body, red nape and chestnut wings.

• Short-tailed Grasswren Amytornis merrotsyi

  This grasswren is recorded among spinifex on hills and ridgelines in South Australia's Gawler and Flinders Ranges.

• Torrent Flyrobin Monachella muelleriana

  This bird is recorded along rivers in New Guinea and New Britain. A survey on Fergusson Island documented the appearance and behaviour of 2 birds beside a fast-flowing stream.

• 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.

• Chestnut-capped Puffbird Bucco macrodactylus

  The Chestnut-capped Puffbird is marked by a chestnut crown, a pale eyebrow, and a white stripe across its dark face. It waits quietly in waterside thickets before darting out for prey.

• Nubian Nightjar Caprimulgus nubicus

  The Nubian Nightjar was studied in salt marsh and open country in southern Israel. Its foraging times changed with moonlight, and moths were its main prey.

• Western Oriole Oriolus brachyrynchus

  This oriole ranges through western and central Africa and into parts of eastern Africa, including Uganda and Kenya. It feeds mostly on invertebrates, especially caterpillars.

• 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.

• Red-and-white Spinetail Certhiaxis mustelinus

  This spinetail inhabits wetlands in the Amazon basin. Its rufous upperparts contrast with a white underside.

• African River Martin Pseudochelidon eurystomina

  The dark African River Martin has conspicuous red eyes and an orange-red bill.

• Bronze-tailed Peacock Pheasant Polyplectron chalcurum

  The bronze-tailed peacock-pheasant is mostly brown, with blue-green edges on the male's tail feathers. Pairs search among forest-floor leaves for fruit and invertebrates.

• Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida

  This small tern uses wetlands. In breeding plumage, its black head and dark grey underside stand out. It makes a nest from vegetation, floating or anchored, and both sexes care for the young.

• Citron-throated Toucan Ramphastos citreolaemus

  This toucan ranges from northern Colombia to northwestern Venezuela. It feeds on fruit in the canopy of humid forest.