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• Yellow-eyed Starling Aplonis mystacea

  

  In one observation from Central Province, Papua New Guinea, a flock of dark adult birds with very pale irises fed on fruit in lowland forest.

• Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius

  This small plover searches along water for prey. It breeds in the UK in summer and has a yellow ring around the eye.

• Blanford's Lark Calandrella blanfordi

  This lark lives in open grasslands in eastern Africa and nearby regions. Its rufous crown and small dark patch on the side of the neck stand out.

• Green pheasant Phasianus versicolor

  A long-tailed bird of open woods, grassland and farmland in Japan. Males and females differ markedly in colour.

• Lesser Antillean Pewee Contopus latirostris

  A pewee distributed across Puerto Rico and islands of the Lesser Antilles. Subspecies differ among islands, including in the color of the breast and belly.

• Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis

  This entry covers the Taiga Bean Goose, Anser fabalis, as a species separate from the Tundra Bean Goose, A. serrirostris.

• Bald-faced Rail Gymnocrex rosenbergii

  A forest-floor rail of Sulawesi and Peleng. It has a rich chestnut back, black underparts, and a patch of blue bare skin behind the eye.

• White-bellied Imperial Pigeon Ducula forsteni

  The White-bellied Imperial Pigeon is a large forest pigeon of Sulawesi and nearby Indonesian islands. It feeds mainly on fruit.

• Indian Black-lored Tit Machlolophus aplonotus

  The Indian Black-lored Tit inhabits wooded hills of peninsular India. It has a black face, yellow cheeks and eyebrow, yellow-green back and white-spotted wings.

• Forest Bittern Zonerodius heliosylus

  The Forest Bittern is a forest heron with a black crown and brown-and-buff barring. It forages alone along streams in New Guinea's rainforests.

• Desert Eagle Owl Bubo ascalaphus

  This large owl lives among rocks in dry country and searches for prey at night.

• Fan-tailed Raven Corvus rhipidurus

  A raven of dry cliffs, recognised by its short-looking tail in flight and agile movement in the air.

• Chestnut-headed Oropendola Psarocolius wagleri

  This bird ranges from Central America to Colombia and Ecuador. It has a black body, chestnut head, neck and rump, and a yellow tail with dark central feathers.

• Chachapoyas Antpitta Grallaria gravesi

  Birds of the World describes the Chachapoyas Antpitta as a recently recognized Peruvian endemic that remains little studied.

• 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.

• Western Crowned Warbler Phylloscopus occipitalis

  The Western Crowned Warbler breeds in the mountains of Central Asia and winters in forests on the Indian peninsula. It moves restlessly from branch to branch, searching among leaves for insects.

• Ethiopian White-eye Zosterops poliogastrus

  This small white-eye lives in the highlands of Ethiopia and Eritrea. Its white eye-ring and yellow face stand out as it searches forests and shrubland for fruit, nectar, and invertebrates.

• Bennett's Woodpecker Campethera bennettii

  This woodpecker inhabits African woodland and savanna with tall trees. Males and females differ in head and throat markings, and it may forage for ants on the ground.

• Bradfield's Hornbill Lophoceros bradfieldi

  Bradfield's Hornbill lives in dry woodlands and nearby habitats of southern Africa. It is usually in pairs or family groups, but local flocks can form toward the end of the dry season when food is scarce.

• Bar-throated Apalis Apalis thoracica

  This apalis ranges from eastern to southern Africa and is recorded in evergreen forest, valley woodland, and scrub.

• Papuan Island Thrush Turdus papuensis

  This island thrush occurs in the mountains of New Guinea and on Goodenough Island. The New Guinea population is described as brownish black and as common in subalpine woods and alpine shrubland.

• Mongolian Finch Bucanetes mongolicus

  The Mongolian Finch lives in dry mountains from Central to East Asia. Breeding males show a rosy flush on the head and breast.

• White-bellied Minivet Pericrocotus erythropygius

  This account refers to Pericrocotus erythropygius and excludes the separately treated Jerdon's Minivet. Males show black, white, and orange, while females are mainly grey-brown and white.

• Luzon Water Redstart Rhyacornis bicolor

  The main reported range is the Central Cordillera and Sierra Madre on Luzon, Philippines. It catches aquatic invertebrates beside rocky streams and riparian thickets. Males are dark slaty blue above with chestnut rump, tail and belly; females are similar but duller. The sources use Phoenicurus bicolor; this entry retains the pool name Rhyacornis bicolor.