On the first day of christmas, my true love sent to me
a sumatran wren-babbler in a persimmon tree.

On the second day of christmas, my true love sent to me
two black-backed bitterns,
and a sumatran wren-babbler in a persimmon tree.

On the third day of christmas, my true love sent to me
three black-faced babblers,
two black-backed bitterns,
and a sumatran wren-babbler in a persimmon tree.

On the fourth day of christmas, my true love sent to me
four spotted barbtails,
three black-faced babblers,
two black-backed bitterns,
and a sumatran wren-babbler in a persimmon tree.

On the fifth day of christmas, my true love sent to me
five chestnut-bellied hummingbirds,
four spotted barbtails,
three black-faced babblers,
two black-backed bitterns,
and a sumatran wren-babbler in a persimmon tree.

On the sixth day of christmas, my true love sent to me
six mangrove blue flycatchers,
five chestnut-bellied hummingbirds,
four spotted barbtails,
three black-faced babblers,
two black-backed bitterns,
and a sumatran wren-babbler in a persimmon tree.

On the seventh day of christmas, my true love sent to me
seven fine-banded woodpeckers,
six mangrove blue flycatchers,
five chestnut-bellied hummingbirds,
four spotted barbtails,
three black-faced babblers,
two black-backed bitterns,
and a sumatran wren-babbler in a persimmon tree.

On the eight day of christmas, my true love sent to me
eight western fieldwrens,
seven fine-banded woodpeckers,
six mangrove blue flycatchers,
five chestnut-bellied hummingbirds,
four spotted barbtails,
three black-faced babblers,
two black-backed bitterns,
and a sumatran wren-babbler in a persimmon tree.

On the ninth day of christmas, my true love sent to me
nine palm-nut vultures,
eight western fieldwrens,
seven fine-banded woodpeckers,
six mangrove blue flycatchers,
five chestnut-bellied hummingbirds,
four spotted barbtails,
three black-faced babblers,
two black-backed bitterns,
and a sumatran wren-babbler in a persimmon tree.

On the tenth day of christmas, my true love sent to me
ten yucatan nightjars,
nine palm-nut vultures,
eight western fieldwrens,
seven fine-banded woodpeckers,
six mangrove blue flycatchers,
five chestnut-bellied hummingbirds,
four spotted barbtails,
three black-faced babblers,
two black-backed bitterns,
and a sumatran wren-babbler in a persimmon tree.

On the eleventh day of christmas, my true love sent to me
eleven kererūs,
ten yucatan nightjars,
nine palm-nut vultures,
eight western fieldwrens,
seven fine-banded woodpeckers,
six mangrove blue flycatchers,
five chestnut-bellied hummingbirds,
four spotted barbtails,
three black-faced babblers,
two black-backed bitterns,
and a sumatran wren-babbler in a persimmon tree.

On the twelfth day of christmas, my true love sent to me
twelve wied's tyrant-manakins,
eleven kererūs,
ten yucatan nightjars,
nine palm-nut vultures,
eight western fieldwrens,
seven fine-banded woodpeckers,
six mangrove blue flycatchers,
five chestnut-bellied hummingbirds,
four spotted barbtails,
three black-faced babblers,
two black-backed bitterns,
and a sumatran wren-babbler in a persimmon tree.