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• Palau Cicadabird Coracina monacha

  

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

• Slaty Egret Egretta vinaceigula

  This egret forages mainly in shallow wetlands of northern Botswana. Adults are blue-grey, though they can look black in poor light.

• Taiwan Thrush Turdus niveiceps

  This thrush is endemic to Taiwan. It breeds in montane forest at about 1,000–2,500 m and may descend to foothills and lowlands in winter.

• Sedge Wren Cistothorus platensis

  The Sedge Wren is a small bird of wetlands with dense grasses and sedges. The North American breeding population moves south for winter, while the taxonomic account also notes that South American populations may warrant separate treatment.

• Upland Goose Chloephaga picta

  A goose of Patagonian grasslands: males are white, while females have brown barred plumage, and both graze on plants.

• Ash-throated Antwren Herpsilochmus parkeri

  This antwren lives in humid montane forest in northeastern Peru. A protected-area guide records it in mixed flocks in the canopy and middle levels at Alto Mayo.

• White-fronted Plover Charadrius marginatus

  This plover occurs mainly along African coasts from Somalia to South Africa, also using sandy shores of inland rivers and lakes.

• Raso Lark Alauda razae

  The Raso Lark is a small lark known from Raso Islet in Cabo Verde. In 2018, BirdLife reported a translocation to Santa Luzia, part of its historical range.

• Pale-throated Greenbul Atimastillas flavigula

  This long-tailed, olive-green bulbul is found in forests, dense woodland, and scrub, often in pairs or small groups. Its range extends from central into eastern Africa.

• White-headed Starling Sturnia erythropygia

  This starling is endemic to India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It uses forest edges and open places, where it feeds on fruit and other foods.

• White-bellied Yuhina Erpornis zantholeuca

  A small forest bird that often joins mixed-species flocks. eBird currently displays it as White-bellied Erpornis, while the pool name is retained here.

• Mexican Parrotlet Forpus cyanopygius

  This small parrot lives in western Mexico. Males show blue on the rump and wings, and flocks feed on fruit and grass seeds.

• Purple-throated Sunangel Heliangelus viola

  The Purple-throated Sunangel is about 11–12 cm long. It feeds on nectar by day in forest and at forest edges in the Andes.

• White-naped Woodpecker Chrysocolaptes festivus

  The White-naped Woodpecker is marked by a white nape and dark back. It searches bark for invertebrates in open woodland.

• Bolivian Blackbird Oreopsar bolivianus

  This blackbird lives in dry scrub and open river-edge woodland in Bolivia's central Andes. Flocks forage on the ground and in fields, eating grains and fruit.

• Long-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus climacurus

  A long-tailed nightjar with different male and female plumage. It uses African habitats from arid semi-desert to savanna and lowland forest clearings, catching insects in flight.

• Caribbean Hornero Furnarius longirostris

  A hornero of Colombia and Venezuela. A grayish crown is described as a useful clue for distinguishing it from closely related horneros.

• Sri Lanka Swallow Cecropis hyperythra

  A swallow of Sri Lanka, it has a silvery purple-blue back and rusty rump and underparts. It catches insects in flight.

• Red-wing Francolin Scleroptila levaillantii

  The Red-wing Francolin lives in scattered grassland populations in eastern and southern Africa. It has a rufous head and neck and mottled plumage.

• Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus

  The Lesser Black-backed Gull is a large gull with a dark gray back and white body. It breeds from northern Europe to western Siberia and moves south for winter.

• White-fronted Scops Owl Otus sagittatus

  The White-fronted Scops-owl ranges from southern Myanmar through Thailand to the Malay Peninsula. It has a white forehead and brows and uses forest understorey.

• Indigo-banded Kingfisher Ceyx cyanopectus

  This small kingfisher lives beside waterways in the northern Philippines. Adult males of the nominate form have two blue bands across the orange chest and dive from low perches to catch prey.

• Black-fronted Brush Finch Atlapetes nigrifrons

  This brush-finch occurs in the Serranía del Perijá. A 2014 study describes a black forehead, rufous rear crown, and gray cheek patch, and recorded pairs or small groups in lower montane and secondary forest on the Colombian side.

• Rüppell's Weaver Ploceus galbula

  Rüppell's Weaver lives in dry parts of the Horn of Africa and the southern Arabian Peninsula and often searches for food in groups.