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• Collared Falconet Microhierax caerulescens

  

  The Collared Falconet is a small falcon of South and parts of Southeast Asia. It is active by day and catches insects and other small prey in flight, using open woodland, forest edges and farmland near water.

• Sao Tome Weaver Ploceus sanctithomae

  This weaver is endemic to São Tomé Island. The sexes differ in plumage, and pairs or flocks forage in trees by searching leaves, holes, and epiphytes.

• Brown-backed Parrotlet Touit melanonotus

  This small parrot occurs in Brazil's Atlantic Forest. A study at Ubatuba, São Paulo, in January–February 2011 recorded birds eating unripe Clusia criuva fruit. These feeding notes come from one study area.

• Orangequit Euneornis campestris

  The Orangequit lives in Jamaican forests and wooded farmland. Males and females have different plumage.

• Mindanao Lorikeet Saudareos johnstoniae

  This green lorikeet inhabits montane forest on Mindanao. Adults have a reddish face and a purple eye-band, and the species feeds on nectar and fruit.

• Purple-collared Woodstar Myrtis fanny

  This small hummingbird occurs in dry hill forest and scrub in Ecuador and Peru.

• Common Paradise Kingfisher Tanysiptera galatea

  The Common Paradise Kingfisher is notable for its long tail feathers with white, racket-shaped tips. It lives in forests around New Guinea and searches for prey near the ground.

• Rufous-browed Wren Troglodytes rufociliatus

  This wren has a rich rufous eyebrow and uses humid montane pine-oak and evergreen forest, moving among epiphytes, branches, and fallen logs.

• Short-tailed Starling Aplonis minor

  A starling with a disjunct range across islands of Indonesia and the Philippines. Adults have glossy green plumage and red eyes.

• Andean Lapwing Vanellus resplendens

  The Andean Lapwing walks through high Andean grasslands and wet open ground to feed. Pairs defend territories and call loudly.

• Rufous-rumped Lark Pinarocorys erythropygia

  This lark of tropical Africa lives in open, often dry country and searches the ground for invertebrates.

• Tibetan Snowcock Tetraogallus tibetanus

  The Tibetan Snowcock is a large pheasant-family bird of the highlands of Central and South Asia. It is found in mountain landscapes with grassland and rocky ground.

• Fire-eyed Diucon Pyrope pyrope

  The Fire-eyed Diucon is a grey flycatcher with a red iris. In northwestern Patagonia, it uses humid forest edges, clearings and urban green spaces while catching insects.

• Brazilian Merganser Mergus octosetaceus

  This diving duck lives on clear mountain rivers. It dives in fast-flowing water for fish and stays within river territories.

• Band-bellied Crake Zapornia paykullii

  This secretive migrant uses marshes with dense vegetation. It breeds in northern East Asia and winters in Southeast Asia. Black-and-white bars extend from its flanks across the lower belly.

• Common Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica

  A dove with iridescent green on its wings. It searches for food along forest trails and on the forest floor, and is often seen alone in Hong Kong.

• Varied tit Sittiparus varius

  A small bird of lowland and low-mountain woods in Japan. Its bluish-grey wings and chestnut belly stand out.

• Green Heron Butorides virescens

  This small heron waits motionless for fish in shallow water. It sometimes drops twigs or insects onto the water to lure fish.

• Barred Owl Strix varia

  A forest owl of North America, with brown-and-white barred plumage. Its calls may reveal it at night.

• Azure Jay Cyanocorax caeruleus

  This jay inhabits forests in southern Brazil. Its blue body contrasts with a black head and fore-neck, and groups cache pine seeds.

• Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus

  Bobolinks breed in North American grasslands and migrate to South America for winter. In breeding plumage, males are marked by a white back and a yellow rear crown.

• Scaled Antpitta Grallaria guatimalensis

  This antpitta has dark rufous-brown plumage, a gray head, and a scaled pattern on its back. In Peru, it is recorded foraging on the forest floor.

• Little Spiderhunter Arachnothera longirostra

  The Little Spiderhunter probes flowers with its long, curved bill for nectar and small insects. It is often found in the lower forest storey near flowering bananas and ginger.

• Red-faced Woodland Warbler Phylloscopus laetus

  This small leaf-warbler inhabits montane forests of the Albertine Rift. It is recorded in high forest and bamboo, and is described as sedentary.