Camiguin Hanging-Parrot

Chunky dark blue bird with a small bill and a short tail. Note iridescent spangling on the neck and brow of the male; female is plainer, with less iridescence. Endemic to Sumatra, where it can be found along streams in damp and mossy mountain and foothill forests. Forages actively on the ground and up in streamside trees. Calls include a piercing descending whistle and strange grating notes.

Chunky medium-sized tanager found in Andean cloud forests from Colombia to Bolivia. Yellow below and black above with blue patch on shoulder and blue edges on wing and tail feathers. Conspicuous yellow crown. Some variation across range; population on east slope of Andes in Colombia and Ecuador shows mossy green back. Generally quite common; a core member of mixed-species flocks from 1,200–2,500 m. Can be found in forests, edges, and gardens.

Breeding male’s trail long streamers are almost double the length of his body. Tenggara males are very overwhelmingly white; rufous morphs are rare. Note male’s black head, triangular crest, and blue eyering. Females are rufous with a dark head, gray breast, and pale belly, sometimes with a slight tan wash. Inhabits evergreen broadleaf forest and forest edge, including secondary growth, gardens, and plantations, in lowlands and foothills. Song is a series of fast, ringing whistles; calls are nasal rasping notes. Formerly treated as a subspecies of Blyth’s Paradise-Flycatcher.