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• Pallas' Reed Bunting Emberiza pallasi

  

  Pallas' Reed Bunting is a small bunting that breeds in northern Asia. In Hong Kong it is rarely recorded as an autumn passage migrant.

• Collared Sunbird Hedydipna collaris

  A small sunbird with a narrow blue-purple band on the male's breast, seen in forests and gardens in eastern South Africa.

• Ochre-breasted Antpitta Grallaricula flavirostris

  This small antpitta lives in the undergrowth of humid montane forest. Its ochre breast and dark-edged feather pattern help identify it.

• Little Shearwater Puffinus assimilis

  The Little Shearwater is a small seabird that breeds on islands. It takes food at the surface and also dives for fish, crustaceans, and other prey.

• Roberts's Warbler Oreophilais robertsi

  Roberts's Warbler is a small bird of the highlands of Zimbabwe and Mozambique. Adults have olive-brown upperparts, yellow eyes, a grayish-rufous breast, a white belly, and rufous flanks. It feeds on small invertebrates in montane thickets.

• Forbes-Watson's Swift Apus berliozi

  Forbes-Watson's Swift has a pale throat patch with fine streaks. Its breeding range includes Socotra, Somalia, and the southern Arabian Peninsula.

• Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta

  The Long-toed Stint is a small shorebird with long toes. It breeds in northern Asia and migrates south for winter, using shallow wetlands and similar habitats.

• Black-breasted Myzomela Myzomela vulnerata

  This small honeyeater is about 10 cm long. It lives in forests, edges, and shrubland on Timor and feeds on nectar.

• Grey Emutail Amphilais seebohmi

  This bird lives in marshes in eastern Madagascar’s humid forests. It has streaked gray-brown plumage and a long, slender tail, and searches for small insects among grasses.

• Scarlet Finch Carpodacus sipahi

  Adult males are bright scarlet from head to belly, while females are mainly olive and look very different. The finch feeds on plant matter in Himalayan mountain forests.

• Slaty Egret Egretta vinaceigula

  This egret forages mainly in shallow wetlands of northern Botswana. Adults are blue-grey, though they can look black in poor light.

• Cayenne Jay Cyanocorax cayanus

  The Cayenne Jay is marked by blue upperparts and a white nape and belly. It may travel in flocks.

• Dusky-throated Hermit Phaethornis squalidus

  This small hermit hummingbird is endemic to southeastern Brazil, where it inhabits Atlantic Forest. It visits low flowers for nectar and also takes small insects on short flights.

• Channel-billed Toucan Ramphastos vitellinus

  The Channel-billed Toucan lives in the canopy of lowland forests in South America. It may be seen alone, in pairs, or in small flocks around fruiting trees.

• Rose-throated Tanager Piranga roseogularis

  This tanager occurs at edges of dry forest in the Yucatán region. Adult males have a rose-colored throat; females have yellow there instead.

• Brown Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia phasianella

  The Brown Cuckoo-Dove has a long tail and lives in woodland and forest edges in eastern Australia, where it feeds on fruit and seeds.

• Marsh Babbler Pellorneum palustre

  An old field account records the Marsh Babbler in Assam, northeastern India. It describes a bird that skulks in grass and reeds, with olive-brown upperparts and streaked flanks.

• Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher Bias musicus

  Males have black upperparts with white wing patches, while females have a chestnut back and tail. This forest bird catches insects in flight and also picks them from leaves and branches.

• Sumichrast's Wren Hylorchilus sumichrasti

  Sumichrast's Wren is a wren restricted to limestone areas of southern Mexico. It probes rock crevices with its long bill.

• Negros Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus nigrorum

  A small leaf warbler widespread in the Philippines and associated with montane rainforest. eBird treats it as a species separate from Mountain Leaf Warbler.

• Anchieta's Barbet Stactolaema anchietae

  This small barbet is recorded in miombo woodland on Angola's interior plateau. It has a brown body, a pale yellow face, and similar-looking sexes.

• Rennell Shrikebill Clytorhynchus hamlini

  The Rennell Shrikebill lives in the Solomon Islands. It is about 19 cm long and searches for small invertebrates in forest understory.

• Bare-legged Owl Margarobyas lawrencii

  This Cuban owl has large dark eyes and pale eyebrows. It hunts at night and rests in tree cavities or caves during the day.

• New Zealand Plover Charadrius obscurus

  The northern form of this plover lives on New Zealand’s North Island. Its underside changes color with the season, and males tend to be more richly colored than females.