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• Brown-bellied Stipplethroat Epinecrophylla gutturalis

  

  In Guyana, it has been recorded foraging in the understory of moist lowland forest, taking insects hidden among leaves. It may join mixed flocks of other antbirds.

• Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximius

  This colorful parrot has a red head, white cheeks, and blue shoulders. It feeds on the ground in open woodland and grassland in southeastern Australia, eating seeds and fruits among other foods.

• Uniform Treehunter Thripadectes ignobilis

  The Uniform Treehunter is a brown ovenbird of forest on the western Andean slope. It searches among branches and vines for arthropods, earthworms and larvae.

• Mangrove Honeyeater Gavicalis fasciogularis

  This honeyeater lives along eastern Australia's coast, especially in mangroves and nearby coastal vegetation. It also uses offshore islands and adjoining forests.

• Fuertes's Parrot Hapalopsittaca fuertesi

  Fuertes's Parrot is an Andean parrot recognized by its turquoise nape and canopy feeding. Its documented range is concentrated on the western slope of Colombia’s Central Andes.

• 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.

• Indian Skimmer Rynchops albicollis

  The Indian Skimmer has a lower bill longer than the upper one. Outside the breeding season its plumage is duller, with browner upperparts.

• Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris

  This duck has a brown, pale-spotted body and a dark stripe through the eye. It uses shallow wetlands.

• Yellow-hooded Blackbird Chrysomus icterocephalus

  A blackbird that nests in freshwater wetlands during the breeding season. Males have glossy black plumage with a yellow head and chest; females are olive-brown with a faded yellow hood.

• Green Jery Neomixis viridis

  This bird lives in forests of eastern Madagascar. It has olive-green upperparts and yellow-tinged pale underparts, and searches in forest and trees for invertebrates.

• Green-throated Sunbird Chalcomitra rubescens

  The adult male has a green crown and a black band across the forehead. The species uses forest edges and clearings, farms, plantations and village gardens, feeding on nectar as well as small insects and fruit. Cameroon is one country listed in the profile's range.

• Black-cheeked Warbler Basileuterus melanogenys

  A small greyish warbler with a black face, bold white eyebrow, and rufous crown.

• Blond-crested Woodpecker Celeus flavescens

  The Blond-crested Woodpecker lives in forests and open woodland of eastern South America. The male has a pale golden crest and a red cheek stripe, and the species eats ants and termites.

• Ethiopian Siskin Serinus nigriceps

  The Ethiopian Siskin is a small finch of the Ethiopian highlands. The male is notable for its black hood and yellow body.

• Straw-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus zeylanicus

  In NParks' Singapore account, the yellow-orange head and rich voice stand out. The bird seeks fruit and insects in riverside woods and forest edges.

• White-tailed Ptarmigan Lagopus leucura

  This ptarmigan inhabits alpine areas of western North America. Its plumage changes with the seasons, and feathers cover its feet.

• Rufous-crowned Laughingthrush Pterorhinus ruficeps

  This laughingthrush is endemic to Taiwan. It occurs in forest, secondary growth, and scrub, and forages mainly on the ground.

• Andean Slaty Thrush Turdus nigriceps

  Males are bluish grey and females brown; in the Peruvian Andes it forages on the ground at forest edges and openings

• Grey-fronted Dove Leptotila rufaxilla

  The Grey-fronted Dove is a ground-dwelling dove widespread in South America. A study in Acre found nests near forest edges and reported that breeding records peaked in the rainy season.

• Pearl Kite Gampsonyx swainsonii

  The Pearl Kite is a small raptor with dark upperparts and a white underside. It hunts alone or in pairs, taking insects, lizards, and small birds.

• Ochraceous Pewee Contopus ochraceus

  This flycatcher occurs in the highlands of Costa Rica and far western Panama. It has a yellow-brown back, yellow belly, and pale wing bars, and catches flying insects from a perch.

• North Philippine Dwarf-kingfisher Ceyx melanurus

  This small kingfisher lives in the northern Philippines. It is difficult to see in forest understory and feeds on insects, spiders, and other small invertebrates.

• Shelley's Oliveback Nesocharis shelleyi

  Shelley's Oliveback is a compact finch with a short tail and thick bluish bill. It lives in highland forests, forest edges, and farmland in parts of West-Central Africa.

• Wattled Starling Creatophora cinerea

  The Wattled Starling lives in dry grasslands and other open habitats in Africa and may move in flocks to find food. Breeding males have black wattles on the head.