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• Common Babbler Argya caudata

  

  A bird with fine streaks and dark eyes that moves over the ground and low scrub in small flocks.

• Chestnut Thrush Turdus rubrocanus

  The Chestnut Thrush moves quietly through forests around the Himalaya and descends to lower elevations in winter.

• Green Avadavat Amandava formosa

  The Green Avadavat has a restricted range in India. A study at Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary found it more often in higher areas with greater grass and shrub cover.

• Gray-striped Francolin Pternistis griseostriatus

  The Gray-striped Francolin is a ground-dwelling bird of forests and thickets in western Angola. Pairs and small groups keep to dense cover.

• Sharp-tailed Starling Lamprotornis acuticaudus

  The Sharp-tailed Starling is a glossy starling of open woodland in central and southern Africa.

• Grey-throated Martin Riparia chinensis

  This small swallow ranges from Central to Southeast Asia. In Hong Kong, records are from above open country.

• Purple-throated Fruitcrow Querula purpurata

  The Purple-throated Fruitcrow is a large cotinga with a black body and bluish-grey bill. Males have a purple throat patch, and the species forages for fruit in Amazonian floodplain forest canopy.

• Black-and-yellow Grosbeak Mycerobas icterioides

  The Black-and-yellow Grosbeak has a large pale bill. Males are black and yellow, while females are grayish; pairs and small flocks occur in hill and montane forest.

• Laughing Falcon Herpetotheres cachinnans

  The Laughing Falcon has a pale head with a black mask around the eyes. It feeds mainly on snakes, and pairs may exchange laughter-like calls at dawn and dusk.

• Black-and-chestnut Eagle Spizaetus isidori

  This large eagle has a black crest and a chestnut belly marked with black. It lives in humid forests of northwestern South America and takes arboreal mammals and large birds.

• Austen's Brown Hornbill Anorrhinus austeni

  Austen's Brown Hornbill lives in closed forest. It eats fruit and small animals, and travels through the canopy in vocal social groups.

• Orange Chat Epthianura aurifrons

  This chat lives in dry Australian shrubland and other open, stony places. Males show orange and black facial markings; females are paler.

• Campo Troupial Icterus jamacaii

  Campo Troupials occur in northeastern Brazil, extending south to Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo. Adults have orange, black, and white plumage; juveniles are duller, with brownish-black areas and pale orange-yellow underparts. They may use domed stick nests built by other birds.

• Little Chachalaca Ortalis motmot

  A cracid of northern South America, recognized by reddish-brown plumage and a red throat wattle.

• Puna Thistletail Asthenes helleri

  This ovenbird occurs in humid scrub and forest edges near treeline in southeastern Peru and is also recorded in Bolivia.

• Rufous Limestone Babbler Gypsophila calcicola

  This bird occurs on limestone hills in central Thailand. A research paper identifies its rufous belly as a notable feature among related wren-babblers.

• 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.

• American Pygmy Kingfisher Chloroceryle aenea

  It is the smallest kingfisher in Costa Rica, with a rufous neck and flanks, white belly, and dark green head and wings. It waits near water and catches small animals in shallow pools.

• Double-collared Seedeater Sporophila caerulescens

  The Double-collared Seedeater occurs at forest edges, in scrub, and near farmland. Males have a black face and double collar, while females are brown.

• Sumba Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa segregata

  This flycatcher occurs on Sumba, Indonesia. In a comparison of 12 specimens, the breast was brown with slight streaking, while the vent was nearly white and showed almost no pattern. A 1995 record noted four birds in primary-forest understory.

• Grey-throated Rail Canirallus oculeus

  This rail lives in lowland rainforest in western and central Africa. It uses ravines and stream edges, feeding on insects, crabs, snails, and small lizards.

• Straneck's Tyrannulet Serpophaga griseicapilla

  Straneck's Tyrannulet is a small bird recorded in Argentina. It has a gray, streaked head and sometimes catches prey in flight while foraging alone or in pairs.

• Banggai Crow Corvus unicolor

  This black crow stands out for its pale eye and short tail. It lives in groups in the canopy of montane forest on Peleng Island, Indonesia.

• Muisca Antpitta Grallaria rufula

  This antpitta ranges from Colombia's eastern Andes into western Venezuela. It uses bamboo in moist montane forest, secondary growth, and nearby disturbed areas, and is seen on or near the ground.