Rennell Shrikebill

Glossy black corvid with a long, broad-tipped tail and brilliant blue eyes. Plumage shines glossy blue-green in good lighting. Small black mask encloses the eye and bill base. Compare Ratchet-tailed Treepie, which is darker-eyed and has a tail shaped like a chainsaw. Clambers and jumps through the vegetation, singly or in pairs or occasionally small flocks, in open lowland and foothill forests and forest edges. Gives various rasping, croaking, and nasal notes.

A large, long-tailed nightjar from Sumba and Flores. Shows bold white patches in tail and wings in flight. Head pattern striking, with rufous cheeks and an obvious pale moustache. Inhabits forest edge, scrubland, and mangroves, principally in the lowlands, but sometimes in foothills too. Larger and longer-tailed than Savanna Nightjar, with tail extending clearly beyond wingtips when perched. Also note more strikingly-marked head and conspicuous, broad white outer tail tips. Gives an explosive burry “chow-chow” call.

Large, chunky dark sunbird. Males often look completely blackish, but in good light show an iridescent green forehead, and in most of the range, a green bib. Females are heavily streaked below and have a pale eyebrow. Found at low and middle elevations in forest, gardens, and secondary growth. Usually in the canopy and mid-story. Male similar to male Amethyst Sunbird, but separated by the lack of a purple throat patch. Females even more similar, but Green-throated is slightly darker on the back and more heavily streaked below.