Barred Laughingthrush

Attractive and distinctive bulbul. Olive-yellow back, bright yellow throat and underparts, and black head with upright crest. A species of hill and submontane forests and forest edge; restricted to northern and central Borneo. Often encountered in degraded or regenerating forest. Commonly perches out in fairly open areas. Gives short series of bright “jyep” notes.

Sturdy flycatcher of dense forests, the only regularly occurring niltava on Taiwan. Male distinguished from other blue-and-orange niltavas by orange lower throat and peaked crown. Female’s white throat and lack of blue neck crescent (or white throat strap) are useful field marks. Like other niltavas, forages primarily in middle levels, often with other species.

A mid-sized, chunky, drably colored babbler. Has a white throat and pale gray underparts that are usually washed with buff. Found in the understory of gallery forest and thick bush, usually in pairs. Shy and skulking, and rarely seen unless searched for. Similar to other illadopsises, and best located and distinguished by voice. Visually most similar to Rufous-winged Illadopsis, but found in different habitat, slightly larger, and usually buffy on the underparts. Paler below than Brown or Pale-breasted Illadopsises. Most often detected by distinctive voice: a series of several whistles in an up then down pattern that is weirdly reminiscent of trying to start a car, similar to the song of Rufous-winged Illadopsis, but higher-pitched and slightly more rambling and variable, with more notes in each phrase