Western Olivaceous Warbler

A large bird of lowland rainforest. All black with red eye. Purplish-blue iridescence on wings and tail and iridescent scaling on the chest and back. Shy and little known. Best seen at fruiting trees. Very similar to Crinkle-collared Manucode, but Jobi is usually found at lower elevation and lacks the bump on its head. Trumpet Manucode co-occurs but is smaller and has a loose mane of feathers around its neck. Song, a series of hollow “hoo” notes.

A large, long-winged buzzard which may recall a small eagle in size. Variable plumage with three color morphs. All have obvious dark carpal patches at the wrist of the wing. Juveniles lack the adult’s prominent black trailing edge to the wings. Often hunts from a prominent perch, or sits on the ground and scans for prey. A species of open steppe and desert country, sometimes in more wooded areas but always near big open spaces. Compare with similar Common and Upland Buzzards, as well as Rough-legged Hawk; note long-winged structure, size, and wings held in “V” in soaring flight.

Medium-sized songbird, endemic to Selayar, off southwestern Sulawesi. Quite drab overall, with a gray head, white throat, yellow belly, and olive back. Like other Pacycephala whistlers, a forest species, often seen gleaning insects from the foliage. Vocalizations are poorly known, but includes a short whistled song that starts with a quiet descending note, followed by two loud rising whistles and a decisive-sounding descending note: tso-WEE-WEE-dzo! Formerly treated as a subspecies of Tenggara Whistler.