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• Silky-tailed Nightjar Antrostomus sericocaudatus

  

  The Silky-tailed Nightjar is a forest nightjar. In Misiones, Argentina, the nominate subspecies occurs in Atlantic Forest.

• Java sparrow Lonchura oryzivora

  In its wild form, this small bird has a striking black head and white cheeks.

• Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus

  Adult males have a white breast patch, females a creamy one, and both show silvery panels on the wings.

• Blue-backed Tanager Cyanicterus cyanicterus

  The Blue-backed Tanager is a resident bird recorded in northern South America. Oiseaux.net lists vocal recordings from the Guianas and northern Brazil.

• Levaillant's Cuckoo Clamator levaillantii

  Levaillant's Cuckoo is marked by a crest and streaks on the throat and flanks. It lays its eggs in the nests of babblers and other birds.

• Forest Kingfisher Todiramphus macleayii

  The Forest Kingfisher is an Australian kingfisher with a blue back and white underside. Males have a white collar, and both sexes hunt from perches.

• Melancholy Woodpecker Dendropicos lugubris

  This woodpecker ranges from Sierra Leone to Ghana, southern Nigeria, and southwestern Cameroon. It uses open forest, clearings, edges, gallery forest, and swamp forest.

• Roraiman Antwren Herpsilochmus roraimae

  This small antwren occurs in the tepui highlands of southern Venezuela, western Guyana, and northern Brazil. Its long tail and pale eyebrow stand out. It searches for insects in the upper levels of humid evergreen forest.

• Black-collared Starling Gracupica nigricollis

  The Black-collared Starling is a starling marked by a black-and-white collar and yellow skin around the eyes. It forages on the ground and also occurs in parks and farmland.

• Salvadori's Teal Salvadorina waigiuensis

  Salvadori's Teal is a small duck of the New Guinea highlands. It lives along mountain streams and fast-flowing rivers.

• Rufous-backed Sibia Leioptila annectens

  A sibia of montane forests from the eastern Himalayas through Myanmar to northern Vietnam. Its subspecies occupy separate parts of the range.

• Yellow-rumped Cacique Cacicus cela

  A social bird widely distributed from Central to South America. It has glossy black plumage with yellow patches on the wings and rump.

• White-eyed Buzzard Butastur teesa

  The White-eyed Buzzard is a raptor with conspicuously pale eyes and throat. It is recorded in the Kaiga survey area in India and eats insects as well as small vertebrates.

• Andean Tit-Spinetail Leptasthenura andicola

  The Andean Tit-Spinetail occurs in the Andes of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. It forages in Andean scrub and nearby shrubbery.

• Grey-backed Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix verticalis

  The Grey-backed Sparrow-Lark uses open, sparsely grassed ground, including sandy and gravel plains. Its black head and neck contrast with large white ear patches.

• Pale-bellied White-eye Zosterops consobrinorum

  This white-eye occurs in southeastern Sulawesi. It uses habitats from lowland forest to farms and gardens, foraging in the understorey and canopy in pairs or small groups.

• White-headed Brush Finch Atlapetes albiceps

  This brush-finch occurs on the western Andean slope in Peru, using semi-humid scrub, forest edges, and undergrowth in deciduous woodland.

• Mealy Amazon Amazona farinosa

  This large green parrot has pale, powdery-looking markings on the head and neck. It occurs in tropical forest from Central into northern South America.

• Jerdon's Minivet Pericrocotus albifrons

  A minivet recorded in the central plains of Myanmar. Males and females differ in plumage, and the species is reported from dry scrub and places with scattered bushes.

• Brown-bellied Swallow Orochelidon murina

  The Brown-bellied Swallow lives in the high Andes and forages above scrub, humid grassland, farmland, and settlements.

• Harlequin Quail Coturnix delegorguei

  The Harlequin Quail lives in grasslands, and males and females have different plumage.

• Mulga Parrot Psephotellus varius

  The Mulga Parrot is an Australian parrot whose male has striking yellow and red head markings. It searches for seeds on the ground and in low plants, and nests in tree hollows.

• Nashville Warbler Leiothlypis ruficapilla

  The Nashville Warbler is a small bird that breeds in North America and winters in Mexico. Its white eye ring and foraging in shrub tangles are distinctive.

• Formosan Whistling-Thrush Myophonus insularis

  This thrush is found only in Taiwan and occurs near mountain streams. Its deep blue-purple plumage has a metallic sheen.