Chestnut-capped Laughingthrush

A medium-sized bird of lowland and montane forest and more open wooded areas on Mindoro and Semirara. Dark brown on the upperparts and chest with a pale belly, a fairly long stout black bill, and a grayish head with faint streaks. The only other bulbul in its range is Yellow-vented, which has a white face. Mindoro Bulbul is noisy and conspicuous. Voice includes harsh grating calls and a slurred whistled melody.

Small finch of cloud forest along the east slope of the Andes. Male has a bright yellow forehead, orange belly, and a bluish-gray tinge to head and wings. Female is similar to other female euphonias, but has a yellow throat, whitish belly, and usually shows a hint of gray on nape and wings. Feeds in fruiting trees, often quite high, and sometimes joins mixed flocks. Voice is rather distinctive for a euphonia: gives an attention-grabbing series of piping whistles and ringing trills.

Elegant medium-sized tern with a slender yellow-orange bill and black crown. Can be confused with Great Crested Tern; note proportionally longer, more orangey bill on Lesser Crested. Also note gray upperwing, which separates it from Sandwich Tern. Gray rump and tail are diagnostic if seen well. On juveniles, note dull legs, secondaries with dark centers, and a weakly patterned upperwing. Strictly coastal, usually found on beaches and estuaries. Call a noisy “kerrrick.”