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• Mascarene Swiftlet Aerodramus francicus

  

  A swiftlet of Réunion and Mauritius, it has brown upperparts, a pale rump and a shallowly forked tail. It roosts in caves and lava tubes.

• Mauritius Fody Foudia rubra

  The Mauritius Fody is endemic to Mauritius. Males develop a red head and neck during the breeding season, while females remain olive-coloured throughout the year.

• Newton's Yellow-breasted Sunbird Anabathmis newtonii

  This species is endemic to São Tomé. A 2001–2002 survey reported higher mist-net capture rates in mossy montane primary forest and caught more, larger males than females.

• Rufous-necked Laughingthrush Pterorhinus ruficollis

  This laughingthrush uses scrub and forest growth across the eastern Himalayan region, from south-central Nepal through Bhutan and northeastern India to northern Myanmar and adjacent southern China.

• Coscoroba Swan Coscoroba coscoroba

  The Coscoroba Swan is a large white waterbird of South American wetlands and lakes.

• White-cheeked Cotinga Zaratornis stresemanni

  The White-cheeked Cotinga has a black cap, white cheeks, dark spots and streaks, and a rusty central belly. It occurs on Peru's western Andean slope and forages in Polylepis woodland.

• Purple Martin Progne subis

  This large swallow breeds in North America and catches flying insects. In the East it uses nest boxes, while in the West it uses woodpecker holes in dead trees, then migrates to South America after breeding.

• Montserrat Oriole Icterus oberi

  The Montserrat Oriole is endemic to the Caribbean island of Montserrat and breeds in its hill forests.

• Churring Cisticola Cisticola njombe

  This cisticola inhabits high-altitude grassland. A record from Kitulo in Tanzania's southern highlands includes a bird identified as njombe.

• Usambara Thrush Turdus roehli

  The Usambara Thrush occurs in the Usambara and North Pare Mountains of northeastern Tanzania. Its reported habitat includes forest with a closed canopy, a more open lower layer, and many tall shrubs.

• Zino's Petrel Pterodroma madeira

  This seabird has a grey back and white underparts. It breeds in Madeira’s central mountains and feeds at sea on squid, small fish and other prey.

• Indian White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus

  The Indian White-eye is a small bird with a clear white ring around each eye. It forages in small groups among trees for insects, nectar and fruit.

• European Serin Serinus serinus

  A small finch that stays year-round in southern Europe and visits northern Europe in summer. It uses open landscapes with scattered trees.

• White-crowned Lapwing Vanellus albiceps

  The White-crowned Lapwing has a white forehead and crown, gray face, brown back, and white underside. It walks along riversides looking for insects and other small invertebrates.

• Slate-colored Seedeater Sporophila schistacea

  Males range from dark gray to gray-olive. The species occurs around humid forest edges and understory, and may move in search of seeding bamboo, though it is not an obligate bamboo specialist.

• Collared Nightjar Gactornis enarratus

  The Collared Nightjar is a nocturnal bird found in Madagascar. It prefers humid forest, though it has also been recorded in other wooded habitats on the island.

• New Caledonian Myzomela Myzomela caledonica

  This small honeyeater weighs about 7 g. It is active by day and uses forest, mangroves, and woodland, feeding mainly on nectar.

• Altamira Yellowthroat Geothlypis flavovelata

  The Altamira Yellowthroat is a warbler of wetlands in northeastern Mexico. A field study in northern Veracruz recorded it in places with cattails and other wetland plants.

• McGregor's Cuckooshrike Coracina mcgregori

  It lives in montane forest above 1,000 m on Mindanao and appears in small or mixed-species groups in the canopy. It has a black throat and white wing patch.

• Long-crested Myna Basilornis corythaix

  This myna lives on Seram Island. Its long crest and green sheen on black plumage are distinctive.

• Yellow-naped Amazon Amazona auropalliata

  The Yellow-naped Amazon is a parrot whose green feathers blend into forest foliage as it flies and feeds in flocks.

• Black-winged Monarch Monarcha frater

  This monarch uses forests in New Guinea and far northeastern Australia. In the nominate New Guinea subspecies, the area around the eye is gray. Migration is reported only for the Australian subspecies.

• Bruce's Green Pigeon Treron waalia

  Bruce's Green Pigeon is a daytime fruit-eating pigeon of Afrotropical woodland, savanna, and riverine forest.

• Beach Kingfisher Todiramphus saurophagus

  The Beach Kingfisher is a white-and-blue coastal kingfisher. It nests in tree cavities near the shore and catches fish, crabs, and insects.