Enggano Imperial-Pigeon

A small sunbird that is rare within its tiny central Tanzanian range. Both sexes have an unusual bright rufous panel in the wing. Males are dark bluish-purple above and gray below with a rufous band across the chest. Except for the wing panel, females are dull, with blurry spots on the underparts. Found locally in montane forest at middle elevations, mainly in the understory and at middle levels of the forest interior. The common call is a descending “tyeow,” and the song is a typical sunbird jumble. 

Small goose of seasonally flooded grasslands and rainforest rivers. Two-toned, with a brown body and cream-colored head, neck, and breast. The wings are dark iridescent green, with a small white patch visible in flight. Found along rivers and flooded grasslands, where it swims and walks along beaches, often in pairs. Rare or absent from some areas it was previously found due to hunting.

A large, relatively colorful marsh cisticola. Note the rufous cap, the short white eyebrow stripe, and the pale and black bands at the tip of the tail. Very localized, found only in reedbeds in the Kilombero Swamp, usually in pairs or small groups. The distinctive song is given in chorus: a frantic rising and falling sequence of “squeaky wheel” notes. As with other cisticolas, habitat and vocalizations are important to identification. Separated from similar cisticola species by the pale eyebrow patch.