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• Sundaic Island Thrush Turdus javanicus

  

  This thrush occurs in mountains of Sumatra, Java, and northern Borneo. Its island subspecies vary in plumage; Clements separated the broad Island Thrush complex into multiple species.

• Henderson Petrel Pterodroma atrata

  This seabird breeds on Henderson Island in the South Pacific. It is grey-brown and paler below; a study placed nests on the island's interior plateau and tracked a breeding bird far out to sea.

• White-collared Yuhina Yuhina diademata

  This small bird occurs in the mountains of southern China and nearby parts of Asia. Its white collar and long crest help identify it.

• American Goldfinch Spinus tristis

  A small finch of North America. Breeding males are bright yellow in spring, while females and winter birds are duller. It feeds mainly on plant seeds.

• Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola

  A large plover that breeds in the Arctic and feeds on coastal mudflats during migration and winter. Breeding-plumaged males show a sharp black-and-white pattern.

• Northern Rufous Hornbill Buceros hydrocorax

  The Northern Rufous Hornbill is a large hornbill with a red bill and casque. It searches the forest canopy for fruit and seeds.

• Vegetarian Finch Platyspiza crassirostris

  The Vegetarian Finch lives on several Galápagos Islands and uses its stout bill to take plant foods. It is extinct on Floreana.

• Chuck-will's-widow Antrostomus carolinensis

  Chuck-will's-widow is a nocturnal bird whose mottled brown plumage blends into woodland. It catches flying insects at night, breeding in North America and moving south for winter.

• New Holland Honeyeater Phylidonyris novaehollandiae

  The New Holland Honeyeater is a small bird found in southern Australia’s forests and gardens. It feeds mainly on nectar, as well as insects and other foods.

• Adelaide's Warbler Setophaga adelaidae

  This small warbler is endemic to Puerto Rico. A 2016 paper also reports observations on St. Thomas and St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

• 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.

• Slaty-backed Forest Falcon Micrastur mirandollei

  The Slaty-backed Forest Falcon has a gray back and narrow white tail bars. It is solitary and lives in lowland rainforest and mature secondary forest in Costa Rica.

• White-cheeked starling Spodiopsar cineraceus

  A bird of settlements and towns with trees in East Asia. In Japan, flocks gather at shared roosts after breeding.

• Tawny-crowned Greenlet Hylophilus ochraceiceps

  Its tawny forehead and crown distinguish it. It forages in the Amazonian forest understory and often joins mixed-species flocks.

• White-lored Antpitta Myrmothera fulviventris

  The White-lored Antpitta is a lowland Amazonian bird with conspicuous white marks before and behind the eye. Records cover southeastern Colombia, eastern Ecuador, and northern Peru.

• Rüppell's Parrot Poicephalus rueppellii

  Rüppell’s Parrot is a dark brown parrot with yellow markings. Its diet changes with the season and includes seeds, buds, and fruits.

• Chestnut-bellied Monarch Monarcha castaneiventris

  This entry covers records from Santa Isabel and Guadalcanal. The nominate form has a chestnut belly, and field notes record nesting in a tree fork.

• Adamawa Turtle Dove Streptopelia hypopyrrha

  The Adamawa Turtle Dove lives in the highlands of western Africa. The male has blue-grey and salmon-pink on the chest and belly.

• Striped Kingfisher Halcyon chelicuti

  A kingfisher that perches in open African woodland and scrub to look for prey on the ground. Fine stripes mark its head and body.

• Seychelles Bulbul Hypsipetes crassirostris

  This bulbul is endemic to the Seychelles. It lives in forests and secondary growth, and young birds differ from adults in bill and leg color.

• Apolinar's Wren Cistothorus apolinari

  This small wren lives in high Andean wetlands of Colombia. It has dark streaks on its brown back and searches among marsh plants for insects and other small prey.

• Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta

  A mountain-breeding pipit whose gray head and pale pink chest stand out in breeding plumage.

• Lesser cuckoo Cuculus poliocephalus

  A cuckoo visiting Japanese mountain forests, where the male’s loud call carries through the trees.

• Black-fronted Tern Chlidonias albostriatus

  The Black-fronted Tern breeds along rivers on New Zealand's South Island. In breeding plumage it has a black cap and orange bill, then disperses to coastal areas after breeding.