Good afternoon. Perhaps you would like a thread of Birds with Intimidating English Names.
#1. MARBLE-FACED BRISTLE-TYRANT

This is a bird of humid South American forests and it will end you. Pic by budgora (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) https://www.flickr.com/photos/53816456@N08/34773526854
#2. GRIMWOOD'S LONGCLAW

Native mostly to Angola and Zambia. Easts small insects. Dreams of larger prey. Pic by Nik Borrow (CC BY-NC 2.0) https://flic.kr/p/2iYSfcc 
#3. STYGIAN OWL

Found from Mexico south to Argentina. Widespread. Watching you. Pic by Patty McGann (CC BY-NC 2.0) https://flic.kr/p/e7GjJ7 
#4. STREAK-BREASTED SCIMITAR-BABBLER

Found in eastern Asia. Cornell's Birds of the World describes it as "shy" but it's only biding its time. Pic by 57Andrew (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) https://www.flickr.com/photos/29954808@N00/40256503111
#5 STRIPED WOODHAUNTER

This Central and South American species is secretive and difficult to find, probably because it's a spooky ghost? Pic by Nick Athanas (CC BY-SA 2.0) https://flic.kr/p/XifhGd 
#6. NAKED-FACED SPIDERHUNTER

Native to the Philippines. Sure, it'll eat your spiders, but once it has eaten them all, what then? What then?? https://flic.kr/p/pKMAbG 
And finally, the bird with the least intimidating English name:

the weebill.

The end. Pic by Patrick Kavanaugh (CC BY 2.0) https://www.flickr.com/photos/patrick_k59/21193010498
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