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• Red-winged Laughingthrush Trochalopteron formosum

  

  This large laughingthrush ranges from southwestern China to northern Vietnam. Its red wings and tail stand out, and it occurs in evergreen broadleaf forest and nearby scrub or bamboo.

• Common Poorwill Phalaenoptilus nuttallii

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

• Red-vented Malimbe Malimbus scutatus

  The male is black with vivid red on the head and breast. In West African forest it searches trees for insects and also eats oil-palm nut husks. Both mates weave a pouch-like nest in palms. The species is sedentary.

• White-eyed Parakeet Psittacara leucophthalmus

  The White-eyed Parakeet is a medium-sized parrot that is mainly green. Red markings on the neck vary widely and may be barely visible. In South America, it feeds on fruit and other foods in flocks.

• Buffy-fronted Seedeater Sporophila frontalis

  This finch of the Atlantic Forest region of southeastern South America moves in response to bamboo seed crops. Many records are from southeastern Brazil, where birds may gather when bamboo flowers.

• Coconut Lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus

  The Coconut Lorikeet is about 30 cm long. It is active by day in forests and eats fruit and nectar. The source gives a breeding-latitude band from near the equator to about 23 degrees south, shown here as only part of its range.

• Green-breasted Mango Anthracothorax prevostii

  The Green-breasted Mango is a relatively large hummingbird of tropical American lowlands, found around forest edges and clearings.

• Green-backed Kingfisher Actenoides monachus

  The Green-backed Kingfisher is a large forest kingfisher of northern Sulawesi and nearby islands. It is marked by a blue head, white throat, green back, and rufous breast.

• Sinaloa Wren Thryophilus sinaloa

  The Sinaloa Wren is associated with tropical dry forest along Mexico’s Pacific slope. A 2022 study examined geographic and environmental differences among its subspecies.

• Burmese Myna Acridotheres burmannicus

  The Burmese myna is a starling with a pale crest and wine-colored chest. It searches for insects on the ground in groups.

• Greater Sand Plover Charadrius leschenaultii

  Greater Sand Plovers breed in inland parts of Eurasia and move to southern coasts for the non-breeding season.

• Angola Lark Amirafra angolensis

  This lark occurs mainly in Angola. Its rufous crown and pale tail are useful identification marks, while the pattern on its back changes seasonally.

• Gray-striped Francolin Pternistis griseostriatus

  The Gray-striped Francolin is a ground-dwelling bird of forests and thickets in western Angola. Pairs and small groups keep to dense cover.

• Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus

  The Eastern Kingbird perches in open places to catch flying insects. It breeds in North America and migrates to South America for winter.

• Blue Duck Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos

  The Blue Duck is endemic to New Zealand. It lives along clear rivers with forested banks and occurs on both the North and South Islands.

• Brown-cheeked Rail Rallus indicus

  The Brown-cheeked Rail has long legs and a slightly curved bill. In Hong Kong it is recorded as a scarce winter visitor.

• Victoria crowned pigeon Goura victoria

  A pigeon with a large lace-like crest that searches for food on the forest floor.

• Greyish Eagle-Owl Bubo cinerascens

  A small eagle-owl with dark brown eyes, it lives in dry open country and semi-desert with scattered trees and shrubs. It feeds on insects and small animals from dusk into the night.

• Malayan Black Magpie Platysmurus leucopterus

  A corvid with an all-black body, a white wing band, and a long broad tail; it forages in the forest canopy and mid-story.

• Unicolored Blackbird Agelasticus cyanopus

  This bird lives in lowland wetlands and wet grasslands of South America. Adult males are black, while females have brown upperparts and yellowish underparts.

• Beautiful Sunbird Cinnyris pulchellus

  A small sunbird of West and East Africa, found in habitats such as savanna and dry woodland. Males have iridescent plumage and long tail streamers, and both sexes feed at flowers.

• Tickell's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus affinis

  Tickell's Leaf Warbler breeds in the Himalayas and nearby regions, then moves south to South Asia and Myanmar for the non-breeding season.

• Capped White-eye Zosterops fuscicapilla

  This white-eye is recorded in New Guinea, in forest and cultivated areas at about 1,200–2,100 m. This entry is limited to New Guinea Island records.

• Campo Flicker Colaptes campestris

  The male Campo Flicker is marked by a yellow face and breast, with a black crown and nape. At Costanera Sur Ecological Reserve in Buenos Aires, it is often recorded along paths and the outer sidewalk.