Kofiau Paradise-Kingfisher

Spectacular male shows diagnostic maroon sides to head and collar, iridescent metallic blue-green forehead and crown, blue shoulder, moss-green back, and yellow rump. Underside is uniform bright yellow in both sexes, although female is entirely olive above. Juvenile resembles female but with pale legs. Singles and pairs inhabit forest, shrubbery, and plantations in lowlands and lower hills, often joining mixed-species flocks. Female can be separated from female Black and Brown-throated Sunbirds by bright yellow underparts and lack of yellow eyebrow. Gives high-pitched “tzeeet” calls. Song is an undulating trill.

Large, two-toned warbler, warm brown above with a pale, unstreaked breast. May recall Eurasian Reed-Warbler but note long undertail coverts with indistinct pale tips. Not typically easy to see, but singing birds are usually partially exposed. Breeds in extensive reed beds and winters in various habitats with tangled, rank vegetation. The song is a metallic, continuous, low-pitched, and insectlike series like Common Grasshopper-Warbler but lower pitched. Calls include a low “tik tik tik”, as well as a higher-pitched “tsip.”

Small, colorful flycatcher of Peru’s eastern Andes; found mainly in the northern part of the country, but there is at least one isolated population much farther south. Combination of red head, white chin, gray collar, and yellow belly is distinctive. Does not overlap with Rufous-crowned Tody-Flycatcher, which is only found north of the Marañon River. Inhabits dense thickets and bamboo stands at the edge of cloud forest. Song is a series of short rattles, often given as a duet.