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• Thick-billed Spiderhunter Arachnothera crassirostris

  

  The Thick-billed Spiderhunter is a forest bird with a notably thick bill. Its range extends from the Thai-Malay Peninsula to Sumatra and Borneo.

• Spotted Fantail Rhipidura perlata

  The Spotted Fantail is marked by fine spots on its breast and an active, tail-fanning way of pursuing insects. It forages inside forest rather than in more open areas.

• Red-headed Trogon Harpactes erythrocephalus

  In the Vietnamese adult description, the male’s head and breast are dark red, while the female’s are olive-brown. A study in Thailand found it nesting in cavities in rotting wood.

• Chestnut-vented Nuthatch Sitta nagaensis

  This small nuthatch searches bark for insects in forests and scrub.

• Rufous-capped Antshrike Thamnophilus ruficapillus

  The Rufous-capped Antshrike is about 15–17 cm long. It occurs in disjunct areas of Andean forest and Atlantic Forest; a study includes five subspecies.

• Black-faced Brush Finch Atlapetes melanolaemus

  This brush-finch lives in montane forest on the eastern Andean slope. The account describes dark sides of the head, back, and tail, a rufous crown and nape, a dark throat, and dull yellow underparts. It forages in low shrubs at forest edges.

• Henderson Reed Warbler Acrocephalus taiti

  The Henderson Reed Warbler is found only on Henderson Island. A field study recorded it foraging in varied places and noted individual variation in patches of white plumage.

• Tibetan Sand Plover Charadrius atrifrons

  This plover breeds in Asian mountains and plateaus and winters along the coasts of Asia, the Middle East and Africa. In breeding plumage it has an orange breast and clean white flanks.

• Black-fronted Nunbird Monasa nigrifrons

  The Black-fronted Nunbird stands out for its coral-red bill and nearly black, dark-gray plumage. It may gather in family groups at forest edges.

• Floreana Mockingbird Mimus trifasciatus

  This large grey-and-white mockingbird now lives on two islets off Floreana Island.

• Spectacled Parrotlet Forpus conspicillatus

  The Spectacled Parrotlet has three subspecies. In the nominate subspecies, males have blue-purple markings around the eye, on the wings and rump; these areas are green in females.

• Bell's Vireo Vireo bellii

  This small songbird has a gray-to-green back and a pale ring around each eye. It breeds in North America and winters along western Mexico and the Pacific side of Central America.

• Prairie Warbler Setophaga discolor

  This slender warbler is marked in black and yellow. Despite its name, it favors scrubby second-growth forest and young pine stands rather than open prairie.

• Black Grasswren Amytornis housei

  This ground-dwelling bird lives in the Kimberley of northwestern Western Australia. Its black underparts, white streaks, and long tail are distinctive.

• Chestnut-shouldered Bush-sparrow Gymnoris xanthocollis

  The Chestnut-shouldered Bush-sparrow is a small sparrow, about 12–14 cm long.

• Western Parotia Parotia sefilata

  Males are black with a white forehead, an iridescent breast shield, and wire-like head plumes. They eat fruit and arthropods and perform courtship dances in mountain forest.

• Grey-faced Petrel Pterodroma gouldi

  This large dark petrel breeds on islands and mainland headlands in northern New Zealand. It has long, narrow wings and raises its chick in a burrow.

• Macquarie Shag Leucocarbo purpurascens

  This seabird is endemic to Macquarie Island and the nearby Bishop and Clerk islets. It fishes in inshore water and breeds in colonies on rocky shores and stacks.

• Grey Nightjar Caprimulgus jotaka

  A nocturnal bird with intricate silver-grey and brown plumage.

• Ocellated Piculet Picumnus dorbignyanus

  This small woodpecker is recorded in northern Salta, Argentina. Males have red and white spots on the head; females lack the red. It occurs in savanna and scrub habitats.

• Usambara Weaver Ploceus nicolli

  This weaver is found in the mountains of northeastern Tanzania. Males are mainly yellow and black, while females are olive and yellow; it feeds on insects.

• Acacia Tit Melaniparus thruppi

  This small tit inhabits dry savanna from Ethiopia and Somalia south to northeastern Tanzania. It is associated with acacia woodland and scrub.

• Coppery-bellied Puffleg Eriocnemis cupreoventris

  This small hummingbird has green plumage, a copper-colored belly, and white leg puffs. It lives in montane areas of Colombia's Eastern Cordillera and northwestern Venezuela.

• White-bearded Manakin Manacus manacus

  Males are black and white, while females are olive green. During breeding, males gather to display to females.