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• Plum-throated Cotinga Cotinga maynana

  

  This cotinga is recorded as a resident in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. BirdLife lists swamp forest as a major habitat and moist lowland forest as another suitable habitat.

• American Goshawk Astur atricapillus

  This large forest raptor uses mature woodland. Wisconsin’s wildlife agency records it across the northern two-thirds of the state, in mature deciduous, conifer, and mixed forest.

• Thrush-like Wren Campylorhynchus turdinus

  Plumage brightness varies across the Bolivian account: a paler subspecies occurs through most of the country, while another is recorded in several northern areas.

• Black-hooded Thrush Turdus olivater

  This thrush inhabits humid montane forest. The black-headed male of the nominate form searches for food among leaf litter.

• Cinereous Warbling Finch Microspingus cinereus

  The Cinereous Warbling Finch is a small bird of Brazil's central Cerrado. Its distribution is sparse and local, and field knowledge remains limited according to the species account.

• Crested Malimbe Malimbus malimbicus

  The Crested Malimbe has a red head and glossy black body and lives in forests of western and central Africa.

• Dwarf Vireo Vireo nelsoni

  The Dwarf Vireo is endemic to Mexico's highlands, from Guanajuato south to northern Oaxaca.

• Yungas Antwren Myrmotherula grisea

  This antwren is endemic to Bolivia. A 2003 reserve-bird paper records one female-plumaged bird found in the Pilón Lajas area in 1997. Its back was warm olive-brown, with slight rufous on the wings and tail.

• Rock Sparrow Petronia petronia

  The Rock Sparrow is a sparrow found mainly around the Mediterranean. It may gather near mountain villages and grasslands and nests in cavities in rocks or buildings.

• Gosling's Apalis Apalis goslingi

  An apalis recorded in Central African forests. Oiseaux.net associates it with montane forest and freshwater habitats and classifies it as an arboreal invertebrate gleaner.

• White-rumped Monjita Xolmis velatus

  Its whitish head and white rump and tail base are distinctive. It uses open fields with scattered trees and shrubs and eats insects and spiders. It occurs in Brazil, Bolivia, and Paraguay.

• Rock Tapaculo Scytalopus petrophilus

  This tapaculo occurs in the mountains of Minas Gerais in southeastern Brazil. Its 2010 description reports habitat ranging from open rocky shrubland to forest on steep slopes.

• Russet-crowned Quail-Dove Zentrygon goldmani

  This quail-dove was studied in Panama’s montane forest, where records show ground foraging and courtship.

• Sick’s Swift Chaetura meridionalis

  Sick’s Swift (Chaetura meridionalis) breeds from eastern Bolivia to northern Argentina and east-central Brazil, then moves north for winter. Specimen descriptions give adults a sooty-brown body and a pale throat. In central Argentina, two nests were recorded in tree hollows in Chaco woodland.

• Sunda Teal Anas gibberifrons

  The Sunda Teal is a small duck of wetlands around Indonesia and Timor. A small bump on the forehead helps distinguish it from similar teals.

• Lesser Prairie Chicken Tympanuchus pallidicinctus

  This ground-dwelling bird has barred brown-and-white plumage and lives in grasslands of the southern United States. In spring, males gather at display grounds to court females.

• Striated Caracara Phalcoboenus australis

  The Striated Caracara is a raptor of southern South America and nearby islands. It uses coastal and grassland habitats, scavenges carcasses, and may turn stones while searching for food.

• Short-billed Minivet Pericrocotus brevirostris

  This minivet uses open forest, forest edges and secondary growth. It is recorded in mountains at 900–2,450 m and gleans invertebrates from trees.

• Norfolk Gerygone Gerygone modesta

  The Norfolk Gerygone is a small bird endemic to Norfolk Island. Parks Australia's account describes both sexes as dull grey-brown above and whitish below, and notes quick flights among trees.

• Bank Myna Acridotheres ginginianus

  The Bank Myna is a starling with a dark tufted cap and orange around the eyes, bill and legs. A study in northern Bangladesh found breeding colonies along riverbanks and similar sites.

• Antillean Nighthawk Chordeiles gundlachii

  The Antillean Nighthawk has long, pointed wings and catches insects in flight. It is a familiar sight over Caribbean evenings, and moves south after breeding.

• Sooty-capped Babbler Malacopteron affine

  The Sooty-capped Babbler has a dark cap that contrasts with its brown body. It moves close to the forest floor in Bornean lowland forest while searching for insects.

• Crested Finchbill Spizixos canifrons

  The Crested Finchbill ranges across Bangladesh, mainland China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its thick pale bill and upright black nape crest are distinctive.

• Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus

  An adult woodpecker with a bright red head and bold black-and-white wings that eats insects and nuts.