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• White-tailed Stonechat Saxicola leucurus

  

  This stonechat uses tall riverside grasslands; white areas on its tail are conspicuous in flight.

• Southern Antpipit Corythopis delalandi

  A small forest bird of central and southeastern South America, it searches for food on the ground and in the lower forest layers. A regional study documented its distribution and habitat in the Yungas of Bolivia and Argentina.

• Blue Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone cyanescens

  The male has blue plumage and a dark face. This paradise flycatcher occurs on Palawan and the Calamian Islands in the southwestern Philippines, where it catches flying insects in primary and secondary forest.

• Little Weaver Ploceus luteolus

  The Little Weaver lives in African savanna and open woodland. A breeding male has a black facial mask, and the bird is often seen alone.

• Crowned Lapwing Vanellus coronatus

  The Crowned Lapwing lives in open grasslands of eastern and southern Africa. Adults have a white ring around the black head and search the ground for ants, termites, and other insects.

• Dark-backed Sibia Heterophasia melanoleuca

  The Dark-backed Sibia is a slender, long-tailed bird of mountains in Myanmar, northwestern and western Thailand, and northwestern Laos. It has a black head and white underparts.

• Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria

  The Solitary Sandpiper has a prominent white eye-ring and a black-and-white tail. It walks in shallow water, frequently bobbing the rear of its body.

• Mottled Petrel Pterodroma inexpectata

  Mottled Petrels breed on islands in southern New Zealand and move to the North Pacific afterward. They feed close to the sea surface.

• Jamaican Crow Corvus jamaicensis

  The Jamaican Crow has sooty grey-black plumage and a thick, heavy black bill. It gathers in small groups in forest trees and is also seen on farms, in gardens, and in towns.

• Ruddy kingfisher Halcyon coromanda

  A kingfisher with a vivid red bill that lives in shady woodland, including woods beside streams.

• Rock Firefinch Lagonosticta sanguinodorsalis

  This small finch uses rocky grassland and scrub. It follows streams in the rainy season and uses places where water remains in the dry season.

• Crimson Topaz Topaza pella

  A brightly colored large hummingbird of lowland rainforest in northern Amazonia and the Guianan Shield.

• Sakhalin Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus borealoides

  The Sakhalin Leaf Warbler breeds from Sakhalin through the northern Japanese islands and winters south into Southeast Asia. In Hong Kong it occurs mainly during autumn passage, using the lower layers of woodland and shrubs.

• Dunn's Lark Eremalauda dunni

  A lark of arid land along the southern Sahara margin; it may move after rain.

• Jonquil Parrot Aprosmictus jonquillaceus

  The Jonquil Parrot comprises two subspecies on Timor, Roti, and Wetar. A male of the nominate subspecies is green with a blue rump and red wing patches, and the species uses woodland and Acacia savanna.

• Espanola Cactus Finch Geospiza conirostris

  The Large Cactus Finch is a Darwin's finch of the Galápagos, with a varied diet that includes Opuntia cactus. Here the account follows the Trust's treatment of the Española Island population.

• Cave Swallow Petrochelidon fulva

  This swallow catches insects in flight and nests at cave entrances and under bridges. Its chestnut rump and forehead help distinguish it from other swallows.

• Common Poorwill Phalaenoptilus nuttallii

  The Common Poorwill rests on the ground or low branches by day and catches flying insects at night.

• African Marsh Harrier Circus ranivorus

  Males are smaller and greyer, while females are larger and mainly brown. It flies low over coastal and inland wetlands in search of prey and ranges from eastern to southern Africa.

• Bahama Oriole Icterus northropi

  This oriole is endemic to the Andros island complex in The Bahamas. It nests in palms around settlements, and a 2020 study also documented breeding in native pine forest.

• Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus

  A long-winged tern with a pointed bill that catches small fish in shallow coastal waters.

• Blakiston's Fish Owl Ketupa blakistoni

  A large owl of forests along rivers and around lakes in Hokkaido. It eats fish and small mammals and nests in holes in large trees.

• Ashy Cisticola Cisticola cinereolus

  This cisticola is about 13–14 cm long. The account lists acacia woodland and thornbush, with ground foraging for invertebrates. Sound recordings include the Amboseli area in Kenya.

• Chestnut-bellied Starling Lamprotornis pulcher

  The Chestnut-bellied Starling lives in Sahelian savanna and shrubland. It has glossy blue-green upperparts and breast, a chestnut belly, and searches for food in small flocks on the ground.