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• Red-collared Myzomela Myzomela rosenbergii

  

  The Red-collared Myzomela is a small bird of New Guinea's mountains and feeds mainly on nectar.

• Moluccan Island Thrush Turdus deningeri

  The Moluccan Island Thrush occurs on separate Moluccan islands. The 2024 Clements treatment includes the Seram population and tentatively includes the Taliabu form. Seram birds are black-bodied with an indistinct white hood.

• Souimanga Sunbird Cinnyris sovimanga

  A small sunbird found on Madagascar and nearby western Indian Ocean islands. Males are metallic green, while females are much duller brown and yellow.

• Congo Moor Chat Myrmecocichla tholloni

  A field-guide account describes a dark brown bird with pale areas on the face, throat, upper breast and lower belly, plus a white wing patch. A Congo reserve survey found it common in open grassland.

• Rufous-crowned Tody-Flycatcher Poecilotriccus ruficeps

  This tiny flycatcher, about 9.5 cm long, has a rufous crown, pale cheeks edged in black and a yellow underside. It searches for insects in the understorey of humid montane forest and tall second growth.

• Clarke's Weaver Ploceus golandi

  Clarke's Weaver is a weaver found in southeastern Kenya. Males show black and yellow plumage, while females are olive and yellow.

• White-crested Laughingthrush Garrulax leucolophus

  The White-crested Laughingthrush is a large babbler with a white crest and black facial mask. Flocks of about 6–12 birds search the forest floor for food.

• Subantarctic Snipe Coenocorypha aucklandica

  The Subantarctic Snipe lives on islands south of mainland New Zealand. Its brown and blackish back feathers have buff edges, and it hides among dense vegetation during the day.

• Soft-plumaged Petrel Pterodroma mollis

  This ocean-going petrel has dark gray and white plumage and breeds on subantarctic islands. New Zealand's only known breeding population is on the Antipodes Islands.

• Daurian Jackdaw Coloeus dauuricus

  A jackdaw with contrasting pale and dark adult plumage and a darker immature stage.

• Mangrove Kingfisher Halcyon senegaloides

  The Mangrove Kingfisher has blue wings, white underparts, and a red bill. It occurs along eastern African coasts and catches fish, crabs, and other prey at waterside habitats.

• Black Munia Lonchura stygia

  The Black Munia is a small finch of the southern New Guinea lowlands. Males are almost entirely black, and the species feeds on grass seeds in wetlands and tall grass.

• Costa's Hummingbird Calypte costae

  Costa's Hummingbird breeds in dry shrublands of the southwestern United States and nearby Mexico. Adult males show violet on the head and throat, while females are more subdued green-gray.

• Monotonous Lark Mirafra passerina

  The Monotonous Lark is a ground-foraging bird of dry scrub and woodland. The Namibian account describes it as solitary or in pairs.

• Edwards's Fig Parrot Psittaculirostris edwardsii

  The adult male has red cheeks and throat and a blue-black breast band. Pairs and flocks visit fruiting trees in New Guinea.

• White-sided Flowerpiercer Diglossa albilatera

  This flowerpiercer inhabits Andean forest edges and scrub. Males are black and females brown, with white tufts on the sides in both; juveniles may show little or no white.

• Chestnut-collared Swallow Petrochelidon rufocollaris

  This swallow occurs in western Peru and Ecuador, from lowlands to Andean foothills. The Peru Aves account describes it over scrub, deciduous woodland, and farmland.

• Andaman Nightjar Caprimulgus andamanicus

  A nightjar resident on the Andaman Islands. It has a bold black central crown streak, a white throat, and dark bars on the tail.

• Mississippi Kite Ictinia mississippiensis

  Adults are pale gray with darker gray wings and a black tail, and fly on long, pointed wings. They breed in the United States and migrate to South America afterward.

• Bullock's Oriole Icterus bullockii

  Bullock’s Oriole occurs in open and riparian woodland in the western United States. It forages in the canopy and weaves hanging nests from branches.

• Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica

  A tern with a thick black bill that takes prey from the air, ground, and water surface rather than plunge-diving.

• Balsas Screech Owl Megascops seductus

  This owl occurs in Mexico’s Balsas River depression. It uses dry forest and thorn scrub and hunts small mammals around night and twilight.

• 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.

• Fiery-browed Starling Enodes erythrophris

  A starling endemic to Sulawesi, marked by an orange-red stripe past the eye and a golden-yellow rump.