Brown Bullfinch

Small, short-tailed, flat-headed sparrow found in weedy grasslands. Warm buffy coloration with clean unstreaked breast. Thin white eyering and yellow patch above eye. Back and wings are patterned with gray and rufous. Easy to see when singing atop a shrub, but can be very secretive much of the year. Best detected by its dry, insect like trill preceded by a few introductory notes. Typically not in flocks.

A tiny, short-tailed songbird. Male is glossy-black above with a scarlet rump, and whitish below with a striking red throat bordered black and a black stripe running down the belly. Female is dull gray above with a red rump and whitish underparts. Juvenile resembles female, but pale-billed. Singles and pairs can be found in forest, forest edge, woodlands, and plantations in lowlands and foothills. Male differs from male Blood-breasted Flowerpecker in white underparts and black border below throat. Female Red-chested Flowerpecker is paler above than female Blood-breasted. Gives a very high-pitched song, “tzit-wut-zoo,” lower-pitched on the last note. Also gives short, sharp “tzit” calls.

Very small, short-tailed wren. Rufous above and dirty grayish below with bold white eyebrow. Most similar to wood-wrens but note white markings on wing feathers. Stays low in dense undergrowth of montane second growth and edges from 2200m to treeline, especially around bamboo. Listen for high-pitched tinkling song and harsher scold calls.