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• Russet-winged Schiffornis Schiffornis stenorhyncha

  

  The Russet-winged Schiffornis occurs in eastern Panama, northern Colombia, and northern Venezuela. The account notes that it was formerly included in Thrush-like Schiffornis, but treats it as a separate species.

• Purplish-mantled Tanager Iridosornis porphyrocephalus

  This tanager occurs in forests of western Colombia and Ecuador. It has a purplish-blue body and a bright yellow throat, and feeds on insects and fruit.

• Philippine Bulbul Hypsipetes philippinus

  This bulbul lives in Philippine forests and forest edges. It has a brown back, an orange-brown throat and breast with pale streaks, and short, strong whistled phrases.

• White-tailed Trogon Trogon chionurus

  The White-tailed Trogon lives in humid lowland forest and second growth. It eats fruit and insects caught in flight. The male's under-tail is white, and females differ in color and pattern.

• Espanola Mockingbird Mimus macdonaldi

  This mockingbird lives only on Española in the Galápagos. It has a long tail and curved bill and eats insects, fruit, and other small prey.

• Lesser Cuckooshrike Coracina fimbriata

  This cuckooshrike occurs in forests across Southeast Asia. The Singapore account lists it as a former resident there and now a very rare visitor.

• Slaty-breasted Tinamou Crypturellus boucardi

  The Slaty-breasted Tinamou searches for fruits, seeds, and ants on the floor of wet forest. Its breast is dark gray, its throat is white, and females have bars on their wings.

• White-throated Jay Cyanolyca mirabilis

  This small jay is dark blue with a striking black-and-white head pattern. It lives in mountain forests of southwestern Mexico and is seen in pairs or small groups.

• Cauca Guan Penelope perspicax

  The Cauca Guan has dark brown to greenish plumage and a red throat patch. It is found in humid tropical forest remnants in Colombia's Cauca and Magdalena valleys.

• Mountain Wren-Babbler Gypsophila crassa

  The Mountain Wren-Babbler is a small bird of montane forest on Borneo. Its brown body is set off by pale eyebrows and throat, and it can be hard to see in dark gullies.

• Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker Prionochilus maculatus

  This small flowerpecker has a green back, a yellow striped underside, and a bright orange crown patch. It actively visits fruiting and flowering trees.

• Antarctic Shag Leucocarbo bransfieldensis

  This seabird breeds on the Antarctic Peninsula, the South Shetland Islands, and Elephant Island. Its upperparts are glossy black and its throat and belly white; it feeds on fish and benthic animals near coasts and pack ice.

• Layard's Warbler Curruca layardi

  This warbler ranges from western Namibia through South Africa to Lesotho. Adult males have grey upperparts and a white throat marked with black streaks. It forages low in shrubs, alone or in pairs.

• Tickell's Thrush Turdus unicolor

  Tickell’s Thrush searches forest floors for food and makes partial seasonal movements in elevation and range.

• Blue rock thrush Monticola solitarius

  A bird of coastal rocks and cliffs that is also seen in Japanese towns.

• Abyssinian Longclaw Macronyx flavicollis

  The Abyssinian Longclaw often stays on the ground in Ethiopia's highland grasslands. Its orange throat and black breast necklace stand out.

• Yellow-spotted Bush-sparrow Gymnoris pyrgita

  A small sparrow of dry savannas and open woodland. Its white throat and hard-to-see yellow spot can help identify it.

• Spix's Spinetail Synallaxis spixi

  A small South American bird recorded at woodland edges, grasslands, and savannas. Its rufous crown and wings contrast with its darker throat.

• Brown-necked Parrot Poicephalus fuscicollis

  This African parrot is described with two subspecies. Their head and rump colors, ranges and woodland habitats differ.

• Bolivian Tapaculo Scytalopus bolivianus

  A small, secretive bird of humid mountain forests from southeastern Peru into Bolivia. It forages on or close to the ground and uses forest understory and edges.

• Slate-colored Fox Sparrow Passerella schistacea

  Passerella schistacea is also described as the Slate-colored group within Fox Sparrow. It breeds in dense riparian scrub in the western interior and moves toward the Pacific Coast in winter.

• Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus

  The Grey-headed Lapwing has a grey head, yellow legs, and a dark breast band; it breeds in Japan and northeastern China.

• Strong-billed Honeyeater Melithreptus validirostris

  Endemic to Tasmania and the Bass Strait Islands, this honeyeater has a white crescent across the back of its black head and olive-gray upperparts. It moves up and down tree trunks, using its strong bill to pull bark away while searching for insects.

• Manu Antbird Cercomacra manu

  This antbird is common in bamboo patches of southeastern Peru. It forages almost exclusively in stands of Guadua bamboo.