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• Olivaceous Greenlet Hylophilus olivaceus

  

  The Olivaceous Greenlet is locally recorded in montane forest on the eastern Andes. Its head and upperparts are olive, with olive-yellow underparts. It forages in the canopy and subcanopy at forest edges, in second growth, and in broken forest.

• Buff-rumped Warbler Myiothlypis fulvicauda

  In Bolivia this warbler occurs locally along streams in forest on the lower eastern Andean slope and foothills. Its buff rump and tail base stand out as it forages near the ground by water.

• Tibetan Snowfinch Montifringilla henrici

  The Tibetan Snowfinch feeds on the ground in rocky, open country on the eastern Tibetan Plateau.

• Masatierra Petrel Pterodroma defilippiana

  The Masatierra Petrel is a seabird of the open Pacific off South America. It has a grey crown and back, a black eye patch, and a thick bill.

• Plain Nightjar Caprimulgus inornatus

  This nightjar is active after dark. Its grey and brown mottled plumage blends into open grassland and savanna.

• Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker Dendrocopos macei

  The Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker is a small woodpecker. It is active by day in forests and searches for invertebrates on tree trunks.

• Montane Widowbird Euplectes psammacromius

  Males have yellow wing patches that can act as signals in territorial contests. In a field experiment in southern Tanzania, males whose patches were blackened more often lost territories or contests.

• Sichuan Tit Poecile weigoldicus

  The Sichuan Tit inhabits high elevations in southwestern China, in coniferous forest and near the tree line at 2,200–4,310 m.

• Blue-fronted Lancebill Doryfera johannae

  This hummingbird occurs in wet forest in the northern Andes. The male has a blue forehead, the female a green one, and it feeds from deep tubular flowers.

• Scarlet-horned Manakin Ceratopipra cornuta

  A manakin of humid forests in northern South America. Males and females differ in head plumage, and males display in small groups.

• Boucard's Wren Campylorhynchus jocosus

  This wren ranges across the southern Mexican plateau. Small family groups use semi-arid scrub and cactus-rich places near streams.

• White-naped Swift Streptoprocne semicollaris

  This large swift occurs in the mountains of Mexico. It catches flying insects above forests and uses caves or cliff crevices for roosting and nesting.

• Wangi-wangi White-eye Zosterops paruhbesar

  This white-eye was described from Wangi-Wangi Island. A later field survey also recorded it on Simpora, about 450 m to the south.

• Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus

  The Bridled Tern is widespread across tropical and subtropical seas. It forages at patches of floating seaweed and may rest on floating objects at sea.

• Scarlet-breasted Fruit Dove Ptilinopus bernsteinii

  This 28–29 cm dove is active by day and eats fruit in forests and hills on Halmahera.

• Chin Hills Wren-Babbler Spelaeornis oatesi

  This wren-babbler has a very restricted range in Mizoram, eastern India, and the Chin Hills of northern Myanmar. It forages near the ground in dense montane undergrowth.

• Sunda Minivet Pericrocotus miniatus

  This minivet was recorded in forests on Java. At Mount Lawoe, the account places it near the upper parts of trees and reports beetle wing cases in one stomach.

• Iphis Monarch Pomarea iphis

  The Iphis Monarch occurs on Ua Huka in the Marquesas Islands. It lives in valley forests and eats insects. Its plumage differs by sex and age.

• Buff-banded Bushbird Buettikoferella bivittata

  This ground-dwelling bird occurs on Timor Island. Its appearance is documented in an 1862 Timor account, while its habitat is listed in a 2008 regional checklist.

• Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus

  A small snipe that hides in wet grassland and visits Britain for the winter, from autumn into spring.

• Musk Duck Biziura lobata

  The Musk Duck occurs only in Australia. It dives in deep freshwater lakes and lagoons to search for food underwater.

• Sand Lark Alaudala raytal

  The Sand Lark is a small lark found on riverbanks, salt-lake margins, and sandy coasts. Its sandy plumage blends with open ground.

• Chocolate Boobook Ninox randi

  The Chocolate Boobook is an owl of the main Philippine islands. It is recorded in lowland and foothill forest and along forest edges.

• Little Cuckoo Coccycua minuta

  The Little Cuckoo is a small reddish-brown cuckoo spread across Amazonia. It is often found in vine-filled thickets along water, forest edges, and cleared forest.