Angola Cave-Chat

A small brown songbird with a long tail that is often cocked and regularly fanned. Rich rufous on the back and rump, with a contrastingly darker pale-tipped tail. Has a brown head with a buff brow, a white throat bordered with a black necklace, and pale buff underparts. Singles and pairs can be found in forest in the foothills and mountains, often within mixed-species flocks. Distinctive in its limited range on Buru, where it is the only brown-backed fantail. Song a high-pitched series of six or more descending whistles. Call is a metallic “tew.”

Bright rufous flycatcher of the Andean subtropical zone. Fairly small size, entirely cinnamon underparts, brown back, and bright rufous wing patch render this species distinctive. Usually found in pairs, perched conspicuously at the edge of the cloud forest. Sexes alike. Voice is also a good way to detect this species: listen for the sputtering, slightly descending trill. The subspecies found in Venezuela and northern Colombia is even brighter cinnamon than its southern counterparts, especially on the back and wings.

A large seabird with very long, narrow wings; much larger than shearwaters and petrels. Unmistakable with white body, dingy pinkish bill, and dark markings on underwing. Fairly common offshore throughout North Pacific, as far north as the Bering Sea. Occasionally seen from shore. Breeds mainly in Hawaii, where it is often confiding and unafraid of humans. Nests on the ground in coastal areas of Kauai and northern Oahu; abundant in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Smaller colonies also exist off Japan and Mexico. Calls include whinnying, low cow-like “moo,” soft grunts, and squeals. Also claps bill.