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• Large Wren-Babbler Turdinus macrodactylus

  

  This large babbler forages close to the forest floor in Southeast Asia. It has a streaked brown back and a white throat and upper breast bordered by a dark band, absent in the Javan subspecies.

• Red-rumped Woodpecker Veniliornis kirkii

  The Red-rumped Woodpecker is marked by a red rump. A Peru species account reports a red crown in males and no red crown in females.

• Short-tailed Grasswren Amytornis merrotsyi

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

• Chestnut-breasted Whiteface Aphelocephala pectoralis

  A small bird of elevated gibber plains in central to eastern South Australia. It uses dry shrubland and stony hills and plains.

• Pale-bellied White-eye Zosterops consobrinorum

  This white-eye occurs in southeastern Sulawesi. It uses habitats from lowland forest to farms and gardens, foraging in the understorey and canopy in pairs or small groups.

• Brown Eared Pheasant Crossoptilon mantchuricum

  The Brown-eared Pheasant is a large pheasant of mountain forests in northeastern China. It eats roots, bulbs and other plant matter.

• Knobbed Hornbill Rhyticeros cassidix

  The Knobbed Hornbill lives in forests on Sulawesi and nearby islands. A large casque rises above its bill.

• Upcher's Warbler Hippolais languida

  Upcher's Warbler breeds in dry scrub from the Middle East into Central Asia and winters in parts of East Africa. It is thought to feed mainly on invertebrates.

• White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys

  The White-crowned Sparrow is a North American sparrow recognized by the adult's black-and-white head. It occurs across much of the United States in winter.

• Scaled Antpitta Grallaria guatimalensis

  This antpitta has dark rufous-brown plumage, a gray head, and a scaled pattern on its back. In Peru, it is recorded foraging on the forest floor.

• Glossy-mantled Manucode Manucodia ater

  A bird-of-paradise of New Guinea's lowlands and nearby islands. It feeds mainly on fruit, especially figs, and the sexes have similar plumage.

• Spot-fronted Swift Cypseloides cherriei

  The Spot-fronted Swift occurs in Costa Rica and scattered areas of northern South America. It has a short, square tail and a distinctive pale pattern around the eyes.

• Spotted Owlet Athene brama

  A small owl with gray-brown plumage marked by white spots. It is active at night and hunts insects and small vertebrates.

• 'Alala Corvus hawaiiensis

  The ‘Alalā, or Hawaiian Crow, is a medium-sized dark crow that formerly occurred naturally in dry and semi-dry forests on Hawai‘i Island.

• Green-and-black Fruiteater Pipreola riefferii

  The Green-and-black Fruiteater eats fruit in the canopy and middle levels of Andean montane forest. Males in northern Peru show striking green and black plumage.

• Vinous-throated Parrotbill Suthora webbiana

  This small bird has a rounded head and long tail; adults are orange-brown with rufous wing patches. It is social and uses habitats from woods and gardens to reedbeds and scrubby farmland.

• Summer Tanager Piranga rubra

  The Summer Tanager is a stout bird that searches for insects high in the forest canopy. Adult males are red, while females and young males are yellow to yellow-green.

• Dusky Purpletuft Iodopleura fusca

  This cotinga is recorded in forest canopies from the Guiana Shield to northern Brazil. In field observations, males had purple upper-flank tufts and birds caught flying insects from the canopy.

• Rock Sparrow Petronia petronia

  The Rock Sparrow is a sparrow found mainly around the Mediterranean. It may gather near mountain villages and grasslands and nests in cavities in rocks or buildings.

• Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus

  A pipit of open country in South and Southeast Asia, seen in fields, grassland, and wetlands.

• Temminck's Lark Eremophila bilopha

  Temminck's Lark is a small lark that searches for seeds on dry, open ground. In breeding plumage, the male is marked by black head tufts and a bold black-and-white face pattern.

• Black-necked Aracari Pteroglossus aracari

  Adults have a black head and throat, a red rump, and a red band across the yellow underside. This aracari searches for fruit in the canopy.

• Berlepsch's Tinamou Crypturellus berlepschi

  Berlepsch's Tinamou is a ground-dwelling bird about 29–32 cm long. It lives in humid forests of northwestern South America, is active by day, and eats both plant and animal matter.

• Tiger Shrike Lanius tigrinus

  The male Tiger Shrike has a gray head, a black facial mask, and a reddish-brown, barred back. Most individuals migrate seasonally.