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• Dusky Tapaculo Scytalopus fuscus

  

  This Chilean endemic stays concealed near the ground in dense vegetation. It is slate-gray with a darker forehead and feeds on insects and spiders.

• Natterer's Slaty Antshrike Thamnophilus stictocephalus

  Natterer's Slaty Antshrike occurs south of the Amazon and east of the Madeira. Males are grey and black, while females are brown; the species searches among foliage in forest for small invertebrates.

• Red-faced Barbet Lybius rubrifacies

  The Red-faced Barbet lives in wooded and open landscapes with scattered trees in eastern Africa. Its red face contrasts with dark plumage.

• Malawi Batis Batis dimorpha

  A small bird recorded in Malawi, Mozambique, and Zambia. Males and females have different patterns on the chest and wings.

• Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia

  The Royal Spoonbill is a large white waterbird. It sweeps its black, spoon-shaped bill through shallow water to find fish and shrimp. During breeding, its head crest grows longer.

• Black-winged Lapwing Vanellus melanopterus

  This lapwing occurs in separated areas of the East African highlands and southern Africa, where it forages on open ground.

• Black-crowned Tityra Tityra inquisitor

  It ranges from Middle America through the northern two-thirds of South America east of the Andes. In Costa Rica it is a resident of lowlands, where it eats fruit and insects and nests in tree cavities.

• Grey-crested Helmetshrike Prionops poliolophus

  A helmetshrike recorded from southwestern Kenya to western Tanzania, in scrub and open woodland. It may live in groups and breed cooperatively.

• Natewa Silktail Lamprolia klinesmithi

  This bird is known only from the Natewa Peninsula on Vanua Levu, Fiji. It searches for small invertebrates on the forest floor and in low vegetation.

• Lazuli Bunting Passerina amoena

  Males have a blue head and back with an orange-red breast, while females are subdued brown. It breeds in western North America and winters in Mexico.

• Greater Hoopoe-Lark Alaemon alaudipes

  The Greater Hoopoe-Lark is a desert bird with sandy plumage, a long tail, and a down-curved bill. It is usually seen alone or in pairs.

• Yellow-whiskered Greenbul Eurillas latirostris

  This bulbul occurs across parts of Central and East Africa. BirdLife lists moist lowland and montane forests among its major habitats.

• Eurasian Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus

  The Eurasian Reed Warbler is a small bird that sings from reedbeds. It eats insects in summer and berries in autumn; many birds that breed in Britain migrate to Africa.

• White-necked Myna Streptocitta albicollis

  The White-necked Myna is a Sulawesi forest starling marked by a white collar and a long tail.

• Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus

  The Masked Shrike migrates to Cyprus in spring to nest in a tree or bush. It has a black band across the eye and may impale prey on a thorn.

• Black-whiskered Vireo Vireo altiloquus

  The Black-whiskered Vireo has greenish plumage and a thin black moustache stripe. It searches for insects and fruit in the middle and upper parts of trees.

• Marmora's Warbler Curruca sarda

  This small warbler occurs on western Mediterranean islands. It moves through low scrub and catches insects and spiders.

• Gurney's Pitta Hydrornis gurneyi

  Gurney's Pitta is a pitta whose males and females differ in head and belly color. It feeds on small animals on the forest floor in forests of southern Myanmar and southern Thailand.

• Pacific Parrotlet Forpus coelestis

  The Pacific Parrotlet is a small green parrot. Males show blue on the rump and wings, and the species eats fruits and seeds and moves in small groups.

• Buff-bellied Hummingbird Amazilia yucatanensis

  The Buff-bellied Hummingbird is notable for its red bill and throat that can look blue-green in the right light. It feeds in South Texas, and some birds move to Louisiana for winter.

• Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker Dendrocopos macei

  The Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker is a small woodpecker. It is active by day in forests and searches for invertebrates on tree trunks.

• Superb Fairy-wren Malurus cyaneus

  The Superb Fairy-wren lives in southeastern Australia. Breeding males show vivid blue plumage, and the species is known for living in small groups.

• Black Robin Petroica traversi

  Endemic to the Chatham Islands, the Black Robin is black in both sexes and active in the lower forest strata. It relies on continuous forest interior and is reluctant to venture into open areas.

• Pale-eyed Blackbird Agelasticus xanthophthalmus

  This bird has glossy black plumage and a pale eye. An adult was recorded at Cocha Cashu, Peru, in 1982; the species account lists wet grasslands and grassy margins of oxbow lakes as habitat.