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• Russet-naped Wood Rail Aramides albiventris

  

  This rail stands out for its gray head and neck, russet-brown breast and wings, and long yellow bill. It uses wet forest and stream edges, feeding on mollusks, frogs, fruit, seeds, and other small prey.

• Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus

  A seabird with dark upper wings and white undersides. It breeds on islands off the UK and migrates to the South American coast for winter.

• Lesser Goldfinch Spinus psaltria

  The Lesser Goldfinch is a small finch with yellow, green, and black plumage. Flocks gather in trees and yards for seeds, and the species ranges from the western United States to the Peruvian Andes.

• Slaty-backed Thornbill Acanthiza robustirostris

  This small bird has a gray head, dark gray tail, and cinnamon rump. It lives in Australia's dry inland scrub and builds a globular nest from grass stems and spider web.

• White-rumped Falcon Polihierax insignis

  A small falcon found from Myanmar across mainland Southeast Asia. It uses dry, open woodland and savanna and mainly takes large insects.

• Long-crested Myna Basilornis corythaix

  This myna lives on Seram Island. Its long crest and green sheen on black plumage are distinctive.

• White-browed Tit Poecile superciliosus

  This small bird of western China's mountain forests has a long white eyebrow and rusty-brown cheeks and breast. It conceals its nest in old rodent burrows or rock crevices on the ground.

• Sakhalin Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus borealoides

  The Sakhalin Leaf Warbler breeds from Sakhalin through the northern Japanese islands and winters south into Southeast Asia. In Hong Kong it occurs mainly during autumn passage, using the lower layers of woodland and shrubs.

• White-browed Antpitta Hylopezus ochroleucus

  This antpitta occurs in northeastern Brazil. It has a white eyebrow and a second pale line below it, with rufous flanks, and searches for small invertebrates near the forest floor.

• Ochre-breasted Tanager Chlorothraupis stolzmanni

  A medium-sized tanager with olive back and ochre front; the source shows subspecies photographs from Ecuador and Colombia.

• Brown-capped Whitestart Myioborus brunniceps

  The Brown-capped Whitestart is an Andean bird with a rufous crown and yellow underparts. It ranges from Bolivia to northwestern Argentina.

• White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus

  The White-eyed Vireo has a striking white iris and yellow sides. It forages in dense shrubs and sings frequently during the breeding season.

• Striated Heron Butorides striata

  A small waterside heron found in Brazil around lakes, rivers, estuaries, and mangroves.

• Brown-hooded Kingfisher Halcyon albiventris

  The Brown-hooded Kingfisher has a blue back and red bill and hunts insects from low branches.

• Peaceful Dove Geopelia placida

  The Peaceful Dove is a small grey-brown dove with barred plumage. In South Australia it feeds on the ground for seeds and usually occurs in pairs or small flocks.

• Javan Munia Lonchura leucogastroides

  An adult Javan Munia has a black face, throat, and upper breast that contrast with its white underparts.

• Bristle-thighed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis

  The Bristle-thighed Curlew has a long, down-curved bill and a conspicuous head stripe. It breeds in western Alaska and migrates long distances to Pacific islands.

• Indian Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha

  This dabbling duck feeds mainly on plants in shallow wetlands. Males show an orange-red mark at the bill base and a large white wing marking.

• Greater Antillean Grackle Quiscalus niger

  This grackle occurs widely across the Greater Antilles. Males are glossy and dark, while females are browner; the birds also search for food in towns.

• Red-bellied Hill Partridge Arborophila rubrirostris

  The Red-bellied Hill Partridge lives in Sumatra's moist montane forests and searches for food on the forest floor among fallen leaves.

• Chestnut-colored Woodpecker Celeus castaneus

  This woodpecker has mostly chestnut-brown plumage and a sturdy bill for working into wood. Males have a red stripe along the side of the face; females do not. Ants and termites are major foods.

• Yellow-streaked Lory Chalcopsitta scintillata

  The Yellow-streaked Lory is a lowland parrot from the New Guinea region. Yellow streaks mark its darker plumage, while the color of the forehead and other details vary among subspecies.

• Sulawesi Hornbill Rhabdotorrhinus exarhatus

  This Sulawesi hornbill has a pale, yellow-stained face in males and black plumage in females. Fruit is its main food.

• Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traillii

  A small flycatcher that breeds in North America and migrates through Central America to northern Colombia. It has an olive-brown back, a white throat and pale wing bars.