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• Rusty-bellied Fantail Rhipidura teysmanni

  

  This fantail lives on Sulawesi. An old specimen account describes one unsexed individual with a cinnamon-brown forehead, back, rump, and basal tail, and an olive-brown head and neck. It searches for invertebrates in forest and thickets.

• African sacred ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus

  A mainly white bird with a black head and neck and a long down-curved bill. The head and neck are bare in adults.

• Floreana Mockingbird Mimus trifasciatus

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

• Common Whitethroat Curruca communis

  A small bird that darts through low scrub and often flicks its long tail.

• White-bellied Munia Lonchura leucogastra

  The White-bellied Munia has a dark chestnut head and back that contrast sharply with its white belly. The Borneo field guide describes it moving and feeding in small flocks.

• Olive Thrush Turdus olivaceus

  The Olive Thrush is a southern African bird with a bright orange belly and dark gray head and back. It turns leaf litter over to find earthworms and insects.

• Foothill Schiffornis Schiffornis aenea

  The Foothill Schiffornis is recorded in montane forest in northeastern Peru along the Andean foothills. Its regional account describes a narrow core area and notes more recent records farther south in Amazonas.

• Fire-tufted Barbet Psilopogon pyrolophus

  The Fire-tufted Barbet is a green forest bird with red bristles beside its bill, feeding on fruit and insects on the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra.

• Black-eared Hemispingus Sphenopsis melanotis

  The Peru account places this tanager in Andean montane forest and describes several forms with variable plumage. It forages in dense foliage from the understory into the middle story.

• Sumatran Ground Cuckoo Carpococcyx viridis

  The Sumatran ground-cuckoo is a large forest cuckoo with a long tail and sturdy green legs and bill. It lives on the ground and is thought to feed on prey found on the forest floor.

• Brown-breasted Kingfisher Halcyon gularis

  This kingfisher occurs in the Philippines. Its brown breast and blue wings stand out, and it takes small animals in open country and along forest edges.

• Bar-bellied Woodpecker Veniliornis nigriceps

  This woodpecker occurs in the eastern Andes, in montane forest and scrub. It has olive-brown upperparts, barred underparts, and red on the male’s head; it forages near the ground.

• Ash-colored Tapaculo Myornis senilis

  This tapaculo lives in Andean montane forest. It is mostly gray, feeds near the ground, and appears to be associated with bamboo stands.

• Rock Shag Leucocarbo magellanicus

  This cormorant lives along the coasts of southern South America. It breeds on rocky cliffs and dives near shore for small fish, crustaceans, and other prey.

• Parker's Antbird Cercomacroides parkeri

  A Colombian antbird of forest understory, with gray males and brown-and-cinnamon females.

• Waller's Starling Onychognathus walleri

  Males are blue-black with reddish-brown flight feathers and red eyes, while females have gray heads and breasts. They forage for fruit and animal food in the canopy of montane forest.

• Rufous-necked Hornbill Aceros nipalensis

  A large hornbill of forested hills. Males have a rufous head and neck; females are black and differ in the colors of bare facial skin.

• Puna Teal Spatula puna

  This small duck has a black cap extending below the eyes and a pale blue bill. It eats aquatic plant seeds and insects in high-Andean lakes and wetlands.

• Black-throated Babbler Stachyris nigricollis

  The Black-throated Babbler lives in lowland evergreen and swamp forest. It searches dense vegetation for small invertebrates.

• Striped Laughingthrush Trochalopteron virgatum

  This slim laughingthrush occurs in northeastern India and adjacent western Myanmar. It also uses scrub and grass patches near broadleaf forest.

• Nicaraguan Grackle Quiscalus nicaraguensis

  This grackle lives in marshes, lake edges, riverside areas, pastures, and flooded scrub. It travels and forages in groups ranging from small parties to large flocks. In Nicaragua, it also occurs along large-lake shores and nearby wetlands.

• Pacific Baza Aviceda subcristata

  A long-tailed, crested hawk that searches the canopy for large insects; females have a browner crown than males.

• Rufous-breasted Leaftosser Sclerurus scansor

  The Rufous-breasted Leaftosser lives in South American forests and searches leaf litter for small invertebrates. It has a dark face, a pale scaled throat and a chestnut rump.

• Black-headed Shrike-Babbler Pteruthius rufiventer

  The Black-headed Shrike-Babbler lives in Himalayan forests. Males have a black head and chestnut breast, while females are mainly olive green.