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• Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus

  

  The Bateleur is a raptor with striking black and white plumage, a red-orange face and legs, and a short tail. It occurs in South Africa’s bushveld and arid Kalahari.

• Bianchi's Warbler Seicercus valentini

  Bianchi’s Warbler appears as Seicercus valentini or Phylloscopus valentini in different sources. The Hong Kong Bird Watching Society describes a small leaf warbler that searches for insects in the understory and notes that its full range is still poorly understood.

• Bugun Liocichla Liocichla bugunorum

  This liocichla was documented around Eaglenest in Arunachal Pradesh, northeastern India. Observations included sites from roadside scrub to primary forest.

• Neotropic Cormorant Nannopterum brasilianum

  A dark cormorant with a long neck and a tail longer than those of many other cormorants. It dives underwater to catch fish.

• Eaton's Pintail Anas eatoni

  This small duck is endemic to the Crozet and Kerguelen islands. It breeds in pairs in summer and may gather in flocks of hundreds in winter.

• Green Thorntail Discosura conversii

  This small hummingbird occurs from Central America into western South America. Males are iridescent green with elongated pointed tail feathers; females have shorter tails and a white moustachial stripe.

• Scaly-throated Leaftosser Sclerurus guatemalensis

  This leaftosser ranges from southern Mexico through Central America to western Colombia and western Ecuador. It inhabits lowland and montane evergreen forest and forages for invertebrates on the ground.

• Sandstone Shrikethrush Colluricincla woodwardi

  The Sandstone Shrike-thrush lives among sandstone rocks in northern Australia. It walks between rocks while searching for small lizards, grasshoppers, and spiders.

• Spruce Grouse Canachites canadensis

  The Spruce Grouse is a grouse of evergreen forests in northern and western North America. It feeds mainly on conifer needles, and males and females have very different plumage.

• Maroon Oriole Oriolus traillii

  The Maroon Oriole lives in moist deciduous and evergreen forests. The nominate male is black and maroon, while the female has a grey back and a pale, streaked belly.

• Red Knot Calidris canutus

  A sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and travels to distant coasts during migration. Its belly turns orange-red in breeding plumage.

• Kashmir Nuthatch Sitta cashmirensis

  The Kashmir Nuthatch has blue-gray upperparts and reddish-buff underparts. It feeds on insects and spiders, adding seeds and nuts in winter.

• Crimson Seedcracker Pyrenestes sanguineus

  This West African finch has red plumage and a short, thick bill. Research has documented two bill-size forms.

• Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii

  Lincoln's Sparrow often stays low and hidden in grass or brush. During the breeding season it uses moist mountain meadows.

• Sibilant Sirystes Sirystes sibilator

  The Sibilant Sirystes is a tyrant flycatcher of South American forests. A taxonomic paper describes typical southern birds and paler populations in northern and central Brazil.

• Booted Warbler Iduna caligata

  The Booted Warbler breeds from central Russia to western China and moves to the Indian subcontinent and Sri Lanka for winter. It often uses low bushes and scrub.

• White-winged Swamp Warbler Bradypterus carpalis

  This small bird inhabits papyrus swamps in central and eastern Africa. It has dark brown upperparts, a pale eyebrow, and white wing markings. In an East African survey it was recorded only in undisturbed papyrus stands.

• Red-flanked Lorikeet Hypocharmosyna placentis

  The Red-flanked Lorikeet is a small parrot that searches flowering trees and epiphytes for nectar and pollen. The nominate subspecies male has red flank feathers.

• Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea

  The Speckled Pigeon is an African pigeon with rows of white spots on its closed wings. It lives in savannas, open woodlands and gardens, and mainly eats seeds and grain.

• Brown Sicklebill Epimachus meyeri

  The Brown Sicklebill shows a strong difference between adult males and females in plumage and ornamentation. It eats fruit and small animals in New Guinea's mountain forests.

• Silver-crowned Friarbird Philemon argenticeps

  A honeyeater of northern Australia. Adults have a silvery-white crown, black bare facial skin and casque, and males are slightly larger than females.

• Russet-winged Schiffornis Schiffornis stenorhyncha

  The Russet-winged Schiffornis occurs in eastern Panama, northern Colombia, and northern Venezuela. The account notes that it was formerly included in Thrush-like Schiffornis, but treats it as a separate species.

• Common Diving Petrel Pelecanoides urinatrix

  This small diving seabird breeds on islands in the Southern Hemisphere. It forages in waters around its breeding islands and uses burrows on land at night.

• Yellow-winged Blackbird Agelasticus thilius

  This blackbird occurs around lakes and lagoons in Argentina. Males are black and may show brown flecking in spring; females are streaked brown. A yellow shoulder stands out in flight.