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• White-chinned Thrush Turdus aurantius

  

  The White-chinned Thrush is endemic to Jamaica. Adult males and females look similar, with a dark grey head and back, a white wing patch, pale chin, and orange bill. It searches forest floors for small animals and fruit.

• Grey-crowned Negrofinch Nigrita canicapillus

  This small bird occurs in forests from western to eastern Africa. Its silvery-grey crown and back contrast with a black face and white spots on the upper wings.

• Schlegel's Francolin Campocolinus schlegelii

  A small gamebird of Central African savanna woodland. Males show a rusty orange head and dark facial markings; the species eats leaves, seeds, grain, and caterpillars.

• African Golden Oriole Oriolus auratus

  The African Golden Oriole breeds in tree-rich savannas south of the Sahara and moves seasonally between regions.

• Long-tailed Starling Aplonis magna

  This starling is active by day and eats fruit in forests and open areas on Biak and Numfor.

• Yellow-cheeked Becard Pachyramphus xanthogenys

  A first record of the Yellow-cheeked Becard in Madre de Dios, southeastern Peru, describes one pair in scrubby landslide vegetation. In that pair, the male had yellow cheeks and breast, while the female had a yellow eye-ring.

• Scaled Quail Callipepla squamata

  The Scaled Quail walks in groups through the dry grasslands of the southwestern United States. Its pale-tipped crest and scaly-looking breast and belly stand out.

• Hooded Robin Melanodryas cucullata

  This Australian robin lives in lightly timbered woodland. It uses exposed perches and drops to the ground or nearby to catch arthropods, mainly insects.

• Ivory-breasted Pitta Pitta maxima

  The Ivory-breasted Pitta lives in forests of the North Maluku Islands. Its dark upperparts contrast with blue-green wings and ivory underparts.

• Southern Martin Progne elegans

  The Southern Martin moves seasonally across a broad part of South America. In Patagonia, Argentina, it is seen near water during the Southern Hemisphere spring and summer.

• Guianan Red Cotinga Phoenicircus carnifex

  The Guianan Red Cotinga lives in northern South American rainforest. Males are conspicuously red, while females and immatures have more olive coloring. A study in Suriname observed male display sites.

• Black-headed Grosbeak Pheucticus melanocephalus

  The Black-headed Grosbeak is a songbird of western North America. Adult males are black, white, and cinnamon, and both parents care for the young.

• Scottish Crossbill Loxia scotica

  The Scottish Crossbill extracts seeds from conifer cones. It has a large head and thick bill, but can be difficult to distinguish from similar crossbills.

• Brown Falcon Falco berigora

  This Australian falcon varies widely in the darkness of its plumage. It scans from a perch in grassland or farmland, then dives on prey when it spots an opportunity.

• Square-tailed Kite Lophoictinia isura

  This kite has a white face with black streaks and a large white patch at the base of its long wings. It hunts small birds, especially nestlings, and insects in the canopy.

• Malabar Gray Hornbill Ocyceros griseus

  Male and female Malabar Gray Hornbills have different bill shapes. These gray hornbills mainly eat fruit in forests.

• White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi

  The White-faced Ibis probes wet mud with its long bill for food. Its plumage can shine green and purple.

• Tawny Straightbill Timeliopsis griseigula

  This New Guinean honeyeater has been observed in mixed flocks of brown birds, and field accounts describe it hanging upside down to probe leaves.

• Austral Blackbird Curaeus curaeus

  This blackbird occurs in Chile and Argentina. It uses woodland, scrub, fields, and towns, and searches on the ground for small animals and plant foods.

• Spix's Guan Penelope jacquacu

  This galliform lives in forest habitats. In Ecuador it occurs in Amazonian lowland and eastern montane forests, foraging mainly in the middle and upper tree layers.

• Sharp-billed Canastero Asthenes pyrrholeuca

  This ovenbird lives in dry South American scrub. Its long tail has rusty outer feathers, and it is recorded as a winter visitor in Bolivia's western Chaco.

• Swamp Grass Babbler Laticilla cinerascens

  The Swamp Grass Babbler lives in wet grasslands from northeastern India to northern Bangladesh and searches for insects in pairs or family parties. It has a long tail, a pale spot in front of the eye, and a narrow pale eye-ring.

• Southern Fiscal Lanius collaris

  This shrike lives in open country in southern Africa. It watches from branches or fences and catches insects and small mammals.

• 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.