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• Ocellated Poorwill Nyctiphrynus ocellatus

  

  This forest nightjar ranges from southern Central America across much of central South America east of the Andes. A study in Misiones recorded it in the lower forest layer and documented nests with one or two eggs.

• Hooded Berryeater Carpornis cucullata

  The Hooded Berryeater lives in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest. Males have a black hood extending onto the chest and upper back, above vivid yellow underparts. A southern study recorded fruit feeding throughout the year.

• Tawny-browed Owl Pulsatrix koeniswaldiana

  The Tawny-browed Owl hunts from trees at night in the Atlantic Forest region.

• Palau Cicadabird Coracina monacha

  This cicadabird occurs in the Palau Islands. The current species account lists forest and shrubland habitat.

• 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.

• Weka Gallirallus australis

  This large rail occurs in New Zealand. It uses habitats from forest and scrub to grassland and coasts, and eats invertebrates and fruit found on or near the ground.

• Common Myna Acridotheres tristis

  A brown bird with a black head and a yellow bare patch behind the eye. In Singapore, it is an introduced resident of urban areas.

• Red-billed Quelea Quelea quelea

  A small weaver that mainly eats grass seeds in African semiarid grasslands and savannas. Breeding males develop conspicuous facial markings.

• Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia

  A sandpiper that migrates from northern breeding grounds to Australia. In its Australian non-breeding range it forages in coastal and inland wetlands.

• Olive Oropendola Psarocolius bifasciatus

  This large oropendola occurs in the Peruvian Amazon canopy; its red bill tip and pink cheek patch are distinctive.

• Capped Heron Pilherodius pileatus

  The Capped Heron is an uncommon but widespread heron of South American lowlands, barely extending into eastern Panama. It is usually seen alone around wetlands, forested ponds, and rivers.

• Alaska Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis

  Breeding males show bright yellow underparts and patterned heads. The wagtail searches for insects close to the ground in wet, open habitats.

• Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis

  This North American swallow catches insects while flying low over water and nests in burrows in banks.

• Western Violet-backed Sunbird Anthreptes longuemarei

  The Western Violet-backed Sunbird is a small, short-billed bird. Males show violet on the head, back, and throat. It ranges across sub-Saharan Africa and uses woodland and savanna edges.

• Orange-billed Sparrow Arremon aurantiirostris

  A local survey in Colombia recorded it on the forest floor and in the understory, at forest edges, and in bamboo and riverside thickets. Records at the study area reached 1,200 m.

• Montane Foliage-gleaner Anabacerthia striaticollis

  The Montane Foliage-gleaner forages in the middle and upper levels of humid montane forest, often with mixed-species flocks.

• Large-billed Lark Galerida magnirostris

  The Large-billed Lark is marked by a thick bill and a raised crest. It walks on the ground to find food in the grasslands and scrub of southern Africa.

• Blue-tailed Emerald Chlorostilbon mellisugus

  The Blue-tailed Emerald is a small hummingbird that feeds mainly on nectar. By day it visits flowers in its territory and also takes flying insects or small arthropods from branches and spider webs.

• Canary Islands Chiffchaff Phylloscopus canariensis

  This small leaf warbler is endemic to the Canary Islands. It uses habitats from forests to high mountain scrub, as well as farms and gardens, and is usually sedentary.

• Snowy Plover Anarhynchus nivosus

  The Snowy Plover is a small, sand-colored shorebird that searches open beaches and salt-lake shores for prey. It makes a well-hidden nest on sandy beaches.

• Pale-eyed Thrush Turdus leucops

  The Birds of Bolivia account describes males with a white iris and black plumage, while females are warmer brown with a dark bill. It places the species at the edges of cloud forest on the eastern Andes.

• Weebill Smicrornis brevirostris

  This small bird occurs widely across Australia. Its short tail and stubby bill are distinctive, and it searches among tree leaves for food.

• Chestnut-winged Chachalaca Ortalis garrula

  The Chestnut-winged Chachalaca occurs in lowlands of northwestern Colombia. Its chestnut wings and long tail stand out, and it is common in scrub and riparian woodland.

• Hooded Yellowthroat Geothlypis nelsoni

  This yellowthroat is recorded in Mexico, where it uses brush on rather dry slopes and open pine or pine-oak woods.