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• Band-winged Nightjar Systellura longirostris

  

  Its grey plumage with black and ochre markings camouflages it on the ground. It catches flying insects in open areas at dusk and at night, and rests on the ground by day. The range recorded here follows Argentina's national parks information system.

• Grey-headed Oliveback Nesocharis capistrata

  This small African bird uses savanna, shrubland and inland wetlands. The current IUCN assessment places it in the genus Delacourella.

• Speckled Nightingale-Thrush Catharus maculatus

  An Andean nightingale-thrush of South America. A 2017 study supported treating C. maculatus as a species separate from Central American C. dryas.

• Red-capped Cardinal Paroaria gularis

  The Red-capped Cardinal ranges from southeastern Colombia through Venezuela and the Guianas to Peru, Amazonian Brazil and northern Bolivia. It uses wetlands and waterside habitats and forages on the ground.

• Black-eared Cuckoo Chalcites osculans

  The Black-eared Cuckoo is a brood-parasitic cuckoo found widely across mainland Australia. Its breeding records are concentrated in the southern inland half of the continent.

• Javan Kingfisher Halcyon cyanoventris

  This kingfisher is endemic to Java and Bali. Its blue head and wings and large red bill stand out, and it searches for prey in farms and parks as well as near water.

• Crimson-crested Woodpecker Campephilus melanoleucos

  The Crimson-crested Woodpecker is mostly black with white back stripes; the male's red crest is striking. It climbs trunks and large branches to search for insects.

• Uniform Antshrike Thamnophilus unicolor

  This antshrike lives in the understory of humid montane forest along the eastern Andes from Colombia to Peru. It is recorded infrequently.

• Malabar Starling Sturnia blythii

  This starling occurs in India's Western Ghats. It also uses open woodland, farmland with scattered trees, and places near settlements. A 2022 study followed one nest as the parents provisioned their chicks.

• Wreathed hornbill Rhyticeros undulatus

  A tropical forest bird with a ridged structure above its bill.

• New Zealand Scaup Aythya novaeseelandiae

  The New Zealand Scaup is a diving duck. Large flocks can gather along lakeshores, sometimes close to people.

• White-cheeked Laughingthrush Pterorhinus vassali

  This laughingthrush occurs in southern Laos and Vietnam and adjacent eastern Cambodia. It uses moist forest and often forages near the ground in flocks.

• Crested Oropendola Psarocolius decumanus

  A large bird with a black body, slim crest, pale bill, and long yellow tail.

• Madagascar Serpent Eagle Eutriorchis astur

  The Madagascar Serpent Eagle is a bird of prey about 66 cm long. It is active by day in forests, and northeastern Madagascar is part of its native range.

• Rock Earthcreeper Ochetorhynchus andaecola

  This earthcreeper inhabits high Andean steppe in northwestern Argentina. It has a long, slightly curved bill, cinnamon-brown upperparts and a pale eyebrow.

• Noronha Vireo Vireo gracilirostris

  The Noronha Vireo is a small bird confined to the main island of Fernando de Noronha off Brazil. A paper including field observations from 1973 recorded it in wooded and scrubby areas, but not in the cleared center.

• Somali Short-toed Lark Alaudala somalica

  This lark lives in open, dry grassland in East Africa. It has dark streaks on its reddish-brown upperparts and streaking on the breast.

• Lowland White-eye Zosterops meyeni

  A white-eye recorded in the Philippines. An old museum catalogue describes the color of Luzon specimens, while Philippine Museum field notes describe small groups on Calayan Island.

• Eastern Towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus

  The Eastern Towhee is a sparrow-sized bird of woodland undergrowth and thickets. Males are black and reddish-brown; females replace the black with brown, and their leaf-litter scratching is often heard.

• Caica Parrot Pyrilia caica

  Adults have a dark head and a broad yellowish collar. Juveniles do not yet have the adult’s black facial mask.

• Black-faced Cuckooshrike Coracina novaehollandiae

  The Black-faced Cuckooshrike occurs in wooded places other than rainforests, including suburbs. It eats insects and other foods, and is also called the Shufflewing for its wing-shuffling movement on landing.

• White-banded Swallow Atticora fasciata

  Adults have glossy blue-black plumage and a broad white breast band. They search for food over Amazonian rivers.

• Sclater's Monal Lophophorus sclateri

  Sclater's Monal is a pheasant of the eastern Himalaya's high country. Males show iridescent blue-green plumage and a white terminal tail band. Detailed behavior has been recorded mainly from captive birds.

• Mustard-capped Lorikeet Saudareos meyeri

  Saudareos meyeri is a small parrot of Sulawesi's mountains. Its English name refers to the yellow on the head. The World Parrot Trust account uses the older combination Trichoglossus meyeri.