This week: The smallest of North American quails; a common Accipiter from eastern and southern Africa; and a Cinclus dipper (aquatic songbird) from South America.
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Andean Flamingo Phoenicoparrus andinus
Canada Warbler Cardellina canadensis
Crimson-collared Tanager Ramphocelus sanguinolentus
White-crowned Manakin Dixiphia pipra
Pinyon Jay Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Blue Vanga Cyanolanius madagascarinus
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Monarch Flycatchers Monarchidae
Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica
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Rufous-tailed Lark Ammomanes phoenicura
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Klaas's Cuckoo Chrysococcyx klaas
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White-capped Dipper Cinclus leucocephalus
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69.6%
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| Near Threatened |
8.5%
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| Vulnerable |
6.9%
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| Endangered |
4%
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| Critically Endangered |
1.9%
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| Extinct in the Wild |
0%
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1.4%
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0%
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| Data Deficient |
0.4%
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| Unknown |
7.1%
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