Makira Thrush

A medium-sized buff-brown francolin with an occasionally-raised bushy crest. There is a broad “string-of-pearls” collar around the white throat. It frequents savanna and riverine forest. Heralds the dawn and dusk with a repeated, rapid, cheery “cheer kirk-kik” call usually given as a synchronized duet between a pair. Walks confidently with a cocked tail, giving it a chicken’s gait.

Dark, burly medium-sized ibis. Restricted pale patches on the nape and shoulder distinguish this from all-dark ibises. Habitat preferences differ somewhat in two parts of disjunct range; Bornean birds favor mature riparian forests, while Indochinese birds are generally found in wet or flooded openings in dry forest and wooded plains. Forages singly, in pairs, or in small groups. Often disperses with the arrival of seasonal rains. Gives loud, resonating honks and croaking roars. Declining across range; status of Bornean population especially tenuous.

A recently described streak-throated brown flycatcher. Gray-brown above and pale whitish below with broad breast streaks and a dirty throat. Note upright posture. Singles and pairs inhabit middle to upper levels of forest, forest edges, and degraded areas in lowlands and foothills. Sometimes joins mixed-species flocks. Restricted to Sulawesi. Longer-billed, shorter-tailed, darker, and plainer-faced than Gray-streaked Flycatcher, lacking obvious eye-ring and moustache, and lacking clean throat. Gives a complex, very high-pitched song composed of whistles, chirps, buzzes, and trills, with little repetition.