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• Somali Sparrow Passer castanopterus

  

  Males are chestnut and gray, while females are mostly brown. This sparrow uses dry acacia country and towns and forages in large flocks outside the breeding season.

• Oahu Elepaio Chasiempis ibidis

  The Oahu Elepaio is a small flycatcher found only on Oahu. Hawaiʻi and U.S. federal listings classify it as endangered.

• Lazuli Kingfisher Todiramphus lazuli

  The Lazuli Kingfisher lives in Indonesia's southern Moluccas. Males are blue and white, while females also have blue-purple on the breast and belly.

• Buff-bellied Warbler Phyllolais pulchella

  It occurs in dry savanna, mostly among acacia trees, where pairs and small groups feed actively in the canopy. Its legs and bill are pink.

• Spangled Coquette Lophornis stictolophus

  This tiny hummingbird is about 7 cm long. The male's crest and glittering throat feathers stand out, and the sexes have different patterns.

• Mountain Bulbul Ixos mcclellandii

  It has a ragged crest and lime-green wings and tail. It moves through forest canopies in small parties and sometimes joins mixed-species flocks.

• Northern Puffback Dryoscopus gambensis

  The Northern Puffback is widespread south of the Sahara. Females have loose rump feathers that they puff up, grey rump and shoulders, and orange-red eyes. It searches woodland and thickets for insects and plant buds.

• Silver-throated Tanager Tangara icterocephala

  This yellow tanager has a silvery-white throat. In Costa Rica, it uses humid mountain forest and forest edges.

• Yellow-headed Brush Finch Atlapetes flaviceps

  This Colombian endemic is known from scattered Andean localities, especially the upper Magdalena region. It is associated with early secondary growth at forest edges and feeds mainly on insects and fruit.

• Rufous-capped Warbler Basileuterus rufifrons

  The Rufous-capped Warbler has a striking rufous-and-white head and a yellow throat and breast. It searches for insects in low brush and builds a domed nest on the ground.

• Orange-bellied Flowerpecker Dicaeum trigonostigma

  This flowerpecker lives in forests across South and Southeast Asia. Males and females have different plumage, and the bird mainly eats fruit, with occasional insects.

• Oriental Reed Warbler Acrocephalus orientalis

  An olive-brown reed warbler that visits reed beds and sings loudly for long stretches.

• Rufous-capped Nunlet Nonnula ruficapilla

  This nunlet is recognized by its rufous cap and grey sides of the head. It occurs in humid lowland forest and may remain motionless on a branch for long periods.

• Bornean Peacock Pheasant Polyplectron schleiermacheri

  The Bornean Peacock Pheasant is a pheasant found only on Borneo. Its iridescent eye-spots on the wings and tail stand out, and males and females have different plumage.

• Malayan Banded Pitta Hydrornis irena

  This pitta occurs in peninsular Thailand, Malaysia, and Sumatra in Indonesia. BirdLife records it in lowland swamp and evergreen forests.

• Short-tailed Pipit Anthus brachyurus

  The Short-tailed Pipit is a small, ground-living bird with bold streaks on its back and breast. It ranges from Gabon through the Congo region to eastern Angola and Zambia, with a separate population in Uganda. In southern Africa it uses moist, short grassland.

• Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris

  The Ring-necked Duck is a diving duck that also uses shallow wetlands. It breeds in northern North America and uses lakes and wetlands during migration and winter.

• Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei

  A gull with a slender bill and legs and a low forehead.

• Black-capped Foliage-gleaner Philydor atricapillus

  This furnariid is covered in a regional guide to the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil. Its dark crown and rufous eyebrow stand out as it searches among foliage in the lower forest.

• Chinese Thrush Turdus mupinensis

  The Chinese Thrush is a thrush that breeds in central China. Dark spotting stands out on its underparts. It is usually unobtrusive and shy, though it can be easier to see in cold weather.

• Black-whiskered Vireo Vireo altiloquus

  The Black-whiskered Vireo has greenish plumage and a thin black moustache stripe. It searches for insects and fruit in the middle and upper parts of trees.

• Barred Forest Falcon Micrastur ruficollis

  This forest falcon is recorded in Argentina. The Argentine account describes it moving through dense foliage and taking birds and reptiles.

• Writhed Hornbill Rhabdotorrhinus leucocephalus

  The Writhed Hornbill is a Philippine hornbill whose males and females differ in head and neck color. It feeds on fruit high in the canopy of lowland forest.

• Maui Honeycreeper Pseudonestor xanthophrys

  This Hawaiian honeycreeper lives only in high-elevation forest on east Maui. It has a large curved bill, and pairs defend territories year-round.