Colonist Kingfisher

Fairly large Curruca warbler. Male is distinctive with a black bib and blackish head separated by prominent white moustache. Female has a pale or slightly darker throat. Wing coverts are well-patterned with dark centers and pale fringes. Note rather long bill. Breeds in Mediterranean scrub habitats, usually on rocky mountain sides covered with dense bushes. Non-breeding habitat is likewise scrubby and dry. Song is a scratchy whistle, usually starts with a quick metallic trill. Calls are a metallic "trrrrr" or "chak."

An uncommon migrant songbird through Taiwan, rarely encountered anywhere away from breeding grounds on Izu and Tokara Islands, Japan. Olive above and whitish below; best distinguished from similar species by narrow bill with yellowish lower mandible, brownish-pink legs, and weak head pattern. Prefers mature coastal broadleaf forests but uses bamboo patches and conifers during migration as well. Smaller than Eastern Crowned Leaf Warbler, with thinner bill and no crown stripe. Song consists of a series of trills; calls, given often, include a descending “twee” or quiet “pee.”

An easily overlooked forest bee-eater of West and Central Africa, often found in the forest interior and near forest edge or tree-fall gaps. Dark overall, with a bluish to blue-purple head, belly, and tail, a red throat, a dark eye-line, and a reddish back. May overlap locally with Blue-headed Bee-eater in South-West Region, Cameroon, but Blue-moustached Bee-eater has a dark forehead and a noticeable eye-line. Calls include a seldom-heard, two-parted “ji-up!”