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• Souza's Shrike Lanius souzae

  

  Souza's Shrike is a small shrike of broad-leaved woodland in central and southern Africa. It often watches from a high perch and is seen in pairs or small groups.

• Black-headed Saltator Saltator atriceps

  This large finch-like tanager occurs from Mexico to Panama in lowlands and hills, using forest edges and open trees. Its black head and breast bib contrast with bright golden-green upperparts.

• Brown-chested Martin Progne tapera

  This swallow has a brown chest and white throat and belly. It feeds on insects while flying by day.

• Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi

  Richard's Pipit is a pipit recognized by its long hind claw. Hong Kong observations often record it in grassland.

• Cinnamon-breasted Whistler Pachycephala johni

  This whistler is recorded on Obi Island. Its taxonomic treatment differs among sources, which may rank it as a species or as a subspecies.

• Freckled Nightjar Caprimulgus tristigma

  The Freckled Nightjar is a nocturnal bird of rocky slopes and ravines. It catches insects in flight around dusk and dawn and lays eggs in natural rock cavities.

• Forest Buzzard Buteo trizonatus

  A buzzard of southern African forests. It watches for prey from a perch, then drops down to catch it.

• Epaulet Oriole Icterus cayanensis

  This black oriole with a yellow shoulder mark is recorded in the Peruvian Amazon.

• Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla

  A gull that searches for fish at sea and gathers to breed on UK cliffs in spring and summer.

• Orange-collared Manakin Manacus aurantiacus

  This manakin lives in Pacific lowlands of Central America. Adult males have a bright orange throat and collar with a green belly, while females are mostly subdued green.

• Tooth-billed Tanager Piranga lutea

  The Tooth-billed Tanager ranges from the highlands of Costa Rica and Panama through the Andes and the tepui region of Venezuela. In Bolivia, the lutea group is recorded at forest edges and shade-coffee farms in the Yungas and foothills.

• Dohrn's Warbler Sylvia dohrni

  This small bird is endemic to Príncipe Island in São Tomé and Príncipe. It uses forest and cocoa plantations; a 2000 survey reported a yellow wash below in many individuals.

• Tawny-bellied Babbler Dumetia hyperythra

  The Tawny-bellied Babbler searches for food among grass and fallen leaves. Plumage on its throat and belly varies among subspecies.

• Sri Lanka Gray Hornbill Ocyceros gingalensis

  The Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill is a small hornbill endemic to Sri Lanka, with a grey body and pale underparts.

• Chami Antpitta Grallaria alvarezi

  The eBird/Merlin account places the Chami Antpitta in high-elevation cloud forest in Colombia’s western Andes. It also notes that the species was once treated as one form within the broader Rufous Antpitta group.

• Desert Eagle Owl Bubo ascalaphus

  This large owl lives among rocks in dry country and searches for prey at night.

• Black-capped Apalis Apalis nigriceps

  This small bird is about 11 cm long. The species account describes the male with a black crown and face, a dark cap, and a dark breast band.

• Chestnut-cheeked Starling Agropsar philippensis

  The Chestnut-cheeked Starling breeds in Japan and Sakhalin and moves south for the winter. Males have chestnut cheek patches, and the species eats insects and fruit.

• Chukar Alectoris chukar

  Native to southern Eurasia, the Chukar also has introduced populations in rocky, dry country of western North America.

• Brown-cheeked Rail Rallus indicus

  The Brown-cheeked Rail has long legs and a slightly curved bill. In Hong Kong it is recorded as a scarce winter visitor.

• Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus

  The Red-bellied Woodpecker has a boldly barred back and red on the head. It is found in forests of eastern North America, where it searches along trunks and branches.

• White-necked Puffbird Notharchus hyperrhynchus

  The White-necked Puffbird occurs in Costa Rican tropical forest, including edges and clearings. It has a short rounded body and a thick, straight bill; its black cap and breast band stand out against white markings. It waits quietly on a perch before taking insects or small lizards.

• Chinese Beautiful Rosefinch Carpodacus davidianus

  This rosefinch occurs in the highlands of Mongolia and northern China. It uses shrubland and alpine grassland, and the Chinese account says it descends to lower elevations in winter.

• Comb Duck Sarkidiornis sylvicola

  A large duck of tropical South America. It is black and white, with a finely speckled head and neck; the male has a large fleshy knob above the bill.