Turati's Boubou

A small, mostly uniformly light brown swiftlet with a slightly darker cap, a cinnamon-tinged throat, and a lightly forked tail. Occurs on larger islands, especially over highland ridges and gorges. Similar to Mariana Swiftlet but much paler, and differs from all other Micronesian swiftlets in its pale rump. Calls are primarily a series of insect-like buzzing and chirping.

Frosty northern finch fond of colder climates. Petite yellow bill, plump body, and long notched tail. Note small red cap, as well as black face and throat. Males can show pink wash on breast. Irruptive species that moves south in numbers only some years. Breeds in open forests and tundra with willows. Visits feeders; favors nyjer seed. Can be found in large flocks. Sometimes with goldfinches and siskins. Listen for their chattering calls ringing through the desolate winter landscape. Formerly included Common, Hoary, and Lesser Redpolls, now treated as one species.

A large, long-tailed dove with buff underparts barred from throat to undertail and uniformly earth-brown upperparts. Male shows a brown nape and head, females a pale head and a barred nape. Juvenile like female. Found in forested lowlands and forest edge. A recently described species restricted to a handful of islands in the Flores Sea, and possibly southwest Sulawesi too, where the completely barred underside of Flores Sea Cuckoo-Dove would distinguish it from Sultan’s Cuckoo-Dove. Gives a single-noted, burry “wooooaaa.”