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• Little Bittern Botaurus minutus

  

  European birds are pigeon-sized herons with pale wing panels. They hide in reedbeds and are active at dawn and dusk.

• 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.

• Katanga Masked Weaver Ploceus katangae

  Katanga Masked-Weavers live in wetlands with reeds and nearby woodland. Breeding males have a black facial mask, and the width of the yellow forehead band varies by region.

• Red-rumped Cacique Cacicus haemorrhous

  This cacique is presented here through the affinis subspecies of Brazil's Atlantic Forest. It has a black body and red rump, and colonies build hanging nests high in trees.

• Newell's Shearwater Puffinus newelli

  This seabird breeds in the Hawaiian Islands. It has a dark back and white underparts, nests in the island highlands, and catches squid and fish at sea.

• Red-faced Liocichla Liocichla phoenicea

  This babbler was rediscovered in Nepal's Chitwan region. A 2018 report confirmed by photograph a bird with crimson markings on its body; birds moved quickly through dark thickets and the canopy.

• Ochre-collared Monarch Arses insularis

  This monarch flycatcher occurs in northern New Guinea and on Yapen Island, from lowlands into the mountains. Males contrast black and white with an ochre collar; females are more subdued and brown-toned.

• Pale-legged Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus tenellipes

  The Pale-legged Leaf Warbler breeds in East Asia and winters farther south in Southeast Asia. It has olive-brown upperparts and a pale eyebrow.

• Cocos Cuckoo Coccyzus ferrugineus

  This cuckoo occurs only on Cocos Island off western Costa Rica, where it uses humid forests and shrubland.

• Ashy Tit Melaniparus cinerascens

  A gray tit with a black-and-white head pattern and black bib. Pairs and small groups forage for insects in arid savanna and other woodland.

• Short-tailed Nighthawk Lurocalis semitorquatus

  In Argentina, the Short-tailed Nighthawk is recorded flying above forest canopy and nearby open areas. The national account covers only a regional part of the species' range.

• Sakhalin Grasshopper Warbler Locustella amnicola

  The Sakhalin Grasshopper Warbler has olive-brown upperparts and a white throat and belly. It uses wetlands, shrubland, and other semi-open habitats, and the species is listed for Sakhalin Oblast.

• Hill Swallow Hirundo domicola

  This small swallow has a green-glossed back. It catches insects in flight over the hills of southern India and Sri Lanka.

• Ethiopian Thrush Turdus simensis

  This thrush occurs on the Ethiopian and Eritrean highlands. Adults have gray-brown upperparts and a short tail, and forage on the ground for insects and worms. It uses open or scrubby habitats rather than dense forest.

• Green Longtail Urolais epichlorus

  This small bird has yellowish-green plumage and a long tail. It is recorded in Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, and Bioko Island offshore. It lives in montane and eucalypt forests and mostly eats insects and caterpillars.

• African Skimmer Rynchops flavirostris

  This waterbird has a lower bill longer than the upper one. It flies close to the surface with the lower bill in the water to catch small fish.

• Greater Kestrel Falco rupicoloides

  Adults have a reddish-brown body with black markings and search for prey from perches in open, dry country.

• Torrent Duck Merganetta armata

  The torrent duck lives on fast rivers in the Andes. It dives into the current to catch aquatic insect larvae and other small prey.

• Wattled Curassow Crax globulosa

  The Wattled Curassow is a large bird of the upper Amazon forests. It feeds on hard nuts and seeds on the forest floor.

• Tui Parakeet Brotogeris sanctithomae

  The Tui Parakeet is a green parrot with a yellow patch on its forehead. It occurs in several parts of South America and uses wooded habitats near water.

• Streaked Rosefinch Carpodacus rubicilloides

  A rosefinch of rocky, shrubby slopes above the Himalayan tree line, it feeds on seeds by day.

• Arrowhead Warbler Setophaga pharetra

  This warbler is endemic to Jamaica. Adults have its namesake arrowhead-like streaking, while first-year birds have a different plumage and lack that pattern.

• Principe Starling Lamprotornis ornatus

  This starling is endemic to Príncipe Island. A 1990 survey recorded it in plantations, regenerating forest, and primary forest, with groups high in the canopy.

• Tawny-breasted Parrot-Finch Erythrura hyperythra

  The Tawny-breasted Parrotfinch is a small finch of mountain bamboo and forest edges.