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• Pale-naped Brush Finch Atlapetes pallidinucha

  

  The Pale-naped Brush Finch forages in the understory of Andean montane forest. It has grey upperparts and tail, a broad yellow-orange forehead that fades toward the crown and nape, and a yellow throat.

• Kirtland's Warbler Setophaga kirtlandii

  This small bird has gray-and-yellow plumage. It breeds in young jack-pine forests and winters in scrubby parts of the Bahamas.

• Chinese Monal Lophophorus lhuysii

  The Chinese Monal lives in the mountains of southwestern China; males have metallic green and purplish plumage.

• Yellow-billed Pintail Anas georgica

  This duck has a yellow bill and a long neck and tail. The account here describes the subspecies recorded in the Patagonia region.

• White-browed Foliage-gleaner Anabacerthia amaurotis

  This foliage-gleaner occurs in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay. It has a white eyebrow and throat, rufous-brown upperparts, a bright rufous tail, and pale streaking on the upper breast. It forages low to the ground.

• Mindanao Island Thrush Turdus nigrorum

  A species split from the formerly broad Island Thrush complex. It includes mountain populations on Negros and several parts of Mindanao, with plumage varying among island forms.

• Pine Siskin Spinus pinus

  The Pine Siskin is a small finch widespread in North America. In winter it moves widely in response to seed crops.

• Eared Pygmy Tyrant Myiornis auricularis

  This tiny tyrant flycatcher is reported from Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina. It has a black patch behind the eye on a grey head and feeds mostly on insects.

• Pale Baywing Agelaioides fringillarius

  The Pale Baywing lives in semi-open habitats in northeastern Brazil. It is sandy brown with rufous wings and a heavy black bill. In a Minas Gerais study, 4–6 adults fed and defended six nests containing nestlings.

• Iraq Babbler Argya altirostris

  The Iraq Babbler is a social bird centered on the Tigris–Euphrates basin. Small groups use reed beds and riverside shrubs.

• Brown-streaked Flycatcher Muscicapa williamsoni

  Brown-streaked Flycatcher occurs in Southeast Asia and is recorded in forests as well as parks and gardens.

• Alpine Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus

  Glossy black plumage, a yellow bill, and red legs distinguish this mountain corvid. In Triglav National Park it lives above the treeline and descends to valley settlements in winter.

• Black-faced Munia Lonchura molucca

  The Black-faced Munia is a small finch that eats seeds in open lowland habitats.

• Bridled Honeyeater Bolemoreus frenatus

  This honeyeater occurs in the upland rainforests of northern Queensland. Its overall plumage is sooty grey, with a bright yellow base to the bill.

• Yellow-chinned Sunbird Anthreptes rectirostris

  The current eBird name for this taxon is Yellow-chinned Sunbird. It ranges from Sierra Leone to Ghana in West Africa; the related gray-chinned taxon is now listed separately.

• Orange-winged Amazon Amazona amazonica

  Mostly green, it has blue and yellow head markings and orange on the wings. It feeds on fruit and seeds in tropical northern South America.

• Yellow-bibbed Lory Lorius chlorocercus

  The Yellow-bibbed Lory is a parrot with a red body, black crown, yellow chest band, and green wings. In the wild it lives in forests of the eastern Solomon Islands and eats flowers, fruit, and other foods.

• Wetar Ground Dove Pampusana hoedtii

  The Wetar Ground Dove is a ground-dwelling dove whose plumage differs strongly between males and females.

• Jungle Boobook Ninox theomacha

  The Jungle Boobook is a small-to-medium owl found on New Guinea and nearby islands. It has no ear-tufts.

• Spotless Crake Zapornia tabuensis

  In New Zealand, this small rail hides among dense wetland vegetation. Its red eyes stand out, and it is most active at dim times of day.

• Bicolored Antvireo Dysithamnus occidentalis

  The Bicolored Antvireo is recorded in humid Andean forests, including southern Colombia. Males are dark gray with small white wing spots; females have a brown back and a chestnut crown. The bird searches leaves and leaf litter for insects near the forest floor.

• Harris's Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus

  The Harris's Hawk is distinguished by reddish shoulders and legs and a dark tail with white bands.

• Brown-fronted Woodpecker Dendrocoptes auriceps

  The Brown-fronted Woodpecker lives in western Himalayan forests. White bars on its black back and the different head colors of males and females help identify it.

• Long-billed Cuckoo Chalcites megarhynchus

  The Long-billed Cuckoo lives in lowland forest and has a long bill with a drooping tip. Adult males have a black head, while females show fine reddish-brown barring.