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• Spruce Grouse Canachites canadensis

  

  The Spruce Grouse is a grouse of evergreen forests in northern and western North America. It feeds mainly on conifer needles, and males and females have very different plumage.

• White-cheeked Tern Sterna repressa

  The White-cheeked Tern is a coastal seabird marked by white cheeks and a dark cap and feeds on fish and other marine prey.

• Puff-throated Bulbul Alophoixus pallidus

  The Puff-throated Bulbul is a bulbul of the forest understory. Its rufous crest and conspicuous, puffy white throat stand out.

• Golden-tailed Parrotlet Touit surdus

  This small parrot lives in lowland and secondary forests of eastern Brazil. It searches for fruit in the canopy and is seen in pairs or small groups.

• Chestnut Woodpecker Celeus elegans

  This 26–32 cm woodpecker forages on trunks and branches by day, taking invertebrates from bark.

• Little Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia ruficeps

  The Little Cuckoo-Dove has reddish-brown males and darker females. It uses the middle and upper canopy and is seen alone, in pairs, or in small groups.

• Atlantic Canary Serinus canaria

  This is the wild canary of the Azores, Madeira, and the Canary Islands. The profile covers the island species, not domestic canary breeds.

• Alor Myzomela Myzomela prawiradilagae

  This honeyeater is known only from Alor Island, Indonesia. Its original description reports that it is mainly recorded in montane eucalypt woodland, mostly above 900 m.

• Dusky White-eye Zosterops finschii

  This small white-eye occurs in Palau. A Palau Important Bird Areas report describes it as a resident of the islands' forests that travels through the canopy in conspicuous flocks.

• Salinas Monjita Neoxolmis salinarum

  A localized tyrant flycatcher of saline steppe around Argentina's Salinas Grandes and Ambargasta flats. It has a white underside and eyebrow, and the published nesting evidence is one nest placed in a low shrub.

• Masked Finch Poephila personata

  The Masked Finch lives in grassy areas and near water in northern Australia. Its heavy yellow bill and black facial markings are distinctive.

• Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina

  A pale, sandy-colored wheatear of Kazakhstan’s steppe and semi-desert. It nests in disused mammal burrows.

• Hook-billed Kingfisher Melidora macrorrhina

  A large kingfisher of New Guinea and nearby islands, it searches the forest floor for prey at night or around dusk and dawn.

• Sangihe Scops Owl Otus collari

  This small owl lives only on Sangihe Island. It is brown with black streaks and pale wing marks, and occurs in forest, plantations, and tree patches.

• 'Alala Corvus hawaiiensis

  The ‘Alalā, or Hawaiian Crow, is a medium-sized dark crow that formerly occurred naturally in dry and semi-dry forests on Hawai‘i Island.

• Virginia Rail Rallus limicola

  Virginia Rails forage by probing shallow water and mud in marshes, where emergent plants such as cattails and bulrushes provide cover.

• Sharp-tailed Starling Lamprotornis acuticaudus

  The Sharp-tailed Starling is a glossy starling of open woodland in central and southern Africa.

• Compact Weaver Ploceus superciliosus

  This small weaver is about 12 cm long. The account lists moist open grassland and a seed-based diet. Sound recordings include Gwarimpa in Abuja, Nigeria.

• Bar-winged Oriole Icterus maculialatus

  This oriole occurs from southern Mexico through Guatemala and El Salvador to Honduras. Its listed habitats include oak-pine scrub, moist montane areas, coffee plantations, and open places.

• Southern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx ruficollis

  The Southern Rough-winged Swallow catches insects in flight over open country and near water in Central and South America.

• Black-throated Sunbird Aethopyga saturata

  Male Black-throated Sunbirds have a black throat and breast, a maroon back, and a purple iridescent head. They use forests and forest edges and feed mainly on nectar.

• Black-throated Sparrow Amphispiza bilineata

  Two white lines frame the gray face of this North American sparrow, and a black triangular throat patch stands out. It searches for insects or seeds on the ground in dry scrub, with its diet changing by season.

• Cordoba Cinclodes Cinclodes comechingonus

  This cinclodes is recorded in Córdoba Province, central Argentina. Its 1944 original description noted a ferruginous wing band and rusty tips on the outer tail feathers of the adult male type. The national parks database also lists rivers and streams among its habitat categories.

• Rudd's Lark Heteromirafra ruddi

  This lark occurs locally in the highland grasslands of eastern South Africa. Its large head, short thin tail and upright posture help identify it.