Chestnut-bellied Mountain Tanager

Dubusia castaneoventris

Striking bicolored tanager from high elevations. Reddish orange below, blue above, with a black mask and a whitish crown and mustache. Found in montane forest and cloud forest all the way up to around the treeline, where it forages around forest edges singly or in pairs, often joining mixed-species flocks.

Taxonomy

Scientific name
Dubusia castaneoventris
Authority
(Sclater, PL, 1851)
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Thraupidae
Genus
Dubusia

Range and habitat

Migration
Resident species

Conservation

Population trend
declining

Photos

Distribution

Bird Calls

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Medium-sized plover endemic to Australia, inhabiting arid, inland areas. Favors flat, open landscapes, usually with scattered, short vegetation. Inconspicuous during the day, this species is more obvious at night when feeding on insects. Often seen next to inland roads. Orange-brown underparts and black streaky patterning on upperparts, with white rump, vertical black line through the eye, and distinctive “Y”-shaped breast marking (less obvious in juvenile).

Western Rosella

Western Rosella

Platycercus icterotis

Red-and-green rosella with a yellow cheek in adults. The only rosella found in southwestern Western Australia, where it inhabits open woodland habitats and parks, usually feeding on the ground. Adult mottled green and black (or red) above, with red underparts and crown, blue rump, and blue wings. Adult male has more intense colors than female; juvenile lacks yellow cheeks and is more extensively green. Two subspecies exist, varying in back color: the inland subspecies has a green-and-black back, the southwestern subspecies a red-and-black back. Call is a slow, ringing double note; also gives chattering calls.

White-bellied Woodpecker

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Dryocopus javensis

Impressive large black woodpecker a white belly and pale eyes. Male has a bright red crest, whereas female has an all-dark one. Large size and mostly black plumage distinguishes this species from any other woodpecker in range. Gives a loud “kyick!” and a prolonged series of “keck” notes. Usually seen on or around tall dead trees both standing and fallen, either singly or in pairs.

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