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• Arabian Waxbill Estrilda rufibarba

  

  The Arabian Waxbill is a small bird with a noticeable red eyebrow. It feeds on grass seeds by day and is recorded in vegetated highlands near water in Saudi Arabia.

• Marquesan Swiftlet Aerodramus ocistus

  A swiftlet of the Marquesas Islands, it has dark-brown upperparts, a grey rump, grey-brown underparts and a long, forked tail.

• Purple-gaped Honeyeater Lichenostomus cratitius

  A honeyeater of mallee heath in southern Australia. It feeds mainly on nectar, but also takes insects.

• Red-naped Ibis Pseudibis papillosa

  The Red-naped Ibis has a red crown and dark body. In South Asia it may forage in dry grassland or farmland away from wetlands.

• Ashy-throated Parrotbill Suthora alphonsiana

  The Ashy-throated Parrotbill ranges from west-central China south to northern Vietnam. Greyish and reddish-brown cheek types have been recorded; it is active by day in dense scrub and tall grass and eats invertebrates.

• Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos

  The Little Pied Cormorant is a small cormorant of Australia and nearby regions, with contrasting dark upperparts and a white underside.

• White-bellied Chachalaca Ortalis leucogastra

  This bird is recorded on the Pacific coastal plain of Guatemala. It uses swamp and dry forest, mangroves, and plantation edges, and eats fruit, leaves, flowers, and some invertebrates.

• Brown-crowned Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus phayrei

  An older bird account describes a form now included in Pomatorhinus phayrei under a historical subspecies name. It records olive-brown upperparts, rufous underparts, and movement beneath dense cover.

• Elegant Crested Tinamou Eudromia elegans

  The Elegant Crested Tinamou has a long backward-swept crest and dark streaks on gray plumage. It searches the ground for seeds, fruit, and small animals.

• Red-billed Buffalo Weaver Bubalornis niger

  A bird of African savannas and dry woodland, it forages on the ground and breeds in large groups.

• Band-tailed Nighthawk Nyctiprogne leucopyga

  The Band-tailed Nighthawk is a brown, nocturnal bird with a white band on its tail. In Loreto, northern Peru, it catches insects while flying over rivers and lakes at night.

• Oustalet's White-bellied Sunbird Cinnyris oustaleti

  This sunbird occurs in Angola and Namibia. It uses semi-open miombo woodland and shrubland, taking nectar and small insects. Males have brightly colored pectoral tufts.

• Rose-faced Parrot Pyrilia pulchra

  Adults are mainly green with a rose-pink face, a dark crown, and a blue-tipped tail. Juveniles have pink confined to a smaller area around the eyes and ear coverts.

• Green Racket-tail Prioniturus luconensis

  A mostly green parrot with black, spatula-shaped tips on its tail feathers. It uses lowland forest and forest edges in the northern Philippines.

• Scaled Dove Columbina squammata

  Its feathers have overlapping edges that create a scaled pattern. It searches for food on the ground in dry grassland and scrub.

• Stripe-breasted Wren Cantorchilus thoracicus

  This wren occurs on the Caribbean slope of Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Panama. Its rufous back, barred tail and wings, and heavily streaked throat and breast stand out. Pairs forage in the understory of moist lowland forest.

• Grey-headed Robin Heteromyias cinereifrons

  This bird lives in the rainforests of northeastern Australia. Adults have a gray head, white throat, and rufous back, and search leaf litter for insects and larvae.

• Princess Stephanie's Astrapia Astrapia stephaniae

  Stephanie’s Astrapia is a bird-of-paradise of Papua New Guinea’s mountain forests. The male stands out for iridescent blue-green and copper-red plumage and a long tail.

• Sinaloa Martin Progne sinaloae

  This swallow breeds in the mountains of Mexico during summer. Breeding records describe nests in tree cavities; its wintering grounds remain unknown.

• Hoy's Screech Owl Megascops hoyi

  This owl occurs in the mountains of southern Bolivia and northwestern Argentina. It has brown, gray, and red color morphs; the brown morph is described with pale eyebrows and bold cross-hatched belly markings.

• Grey-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus

  The Grey-headed Swamphen is a large wetland bird with purplish plumage and a massive red bill. It walks and swims through marshes, feeding on aquatic plants and small animals.

• Red-fronted Tinkerbird Pogoniulus pusillus

  This small barbet has a red forehead and a golden wing patch. It eats mistletoe fruit and other foods, and nests in a tree hole.

• White-crested Helmetshrike Prionops plumatus

  This social bird has black-and-white plumage, a gray crest, and a yellow eye. It searches for insects in the middle and lower levels of trees.

• Rufous-winged Antshrike Thamnophilus torquatus

  A sexually dimorphic antshrike found mainly in central and eastern Brazil, with records extending into northeastern Bolivia and Paraguay.