Semiplumbeous Hawk

Odd, striking bulbul that resembles a shrike. Crown and shoulders are gray, back and wings are olive, and a broad black stripe runs from the beak, through the eyes and ears, forming a broad necklace on the creamy white underparts. Juvenile is less striking, with pale tips to the feathers. Pairs are localized residents in wooded tall grassland with scattered shrubs. Gives a fast high-pitched whiny “chet-cherit-rit-rit-rit” and a liquid melodious song that wafts up and down in pitch, rendered “choo-oo-cheloo-eo-loo-oe-loo”, sweeter than similar sounding Common Bulbul.

Squat, cryptically-plumaged shorebird with a very long bill. Inhabits a wide range of wetland habitats, from damp meadows to saltmarshes. Mostly inconspicuous, feeding in muddy ground by probing with its bill, usually near reeds or other grassy cover. Often not seen until flushed, when it usually rises from fairly close range with a rough rasping call. Breeding birds are more conspicuous, perching on fence posts. In display flight, birds stoop from high overhead and produce a pulsating, bleating sound from air passing through their fanned tail. In Asia, beware of extremely similar Pin-tailed, Swinhoe's, and Latham's Snipes, all of which lack the white trailing edge of Common and have a slower, less erratic flight.

Inconspicuous, apalis-like grayish warbler with a long tail, straight thin bill, and buff-brown forehead. Isolated population in Mozambique, sometimes considered a different species (Njesi Tailorbird), is smaller, darker, and browner on the head. Singles and pairs are very low density, shy and creep slowly through the undergrowth and canopy, especially nearby streams; sometimes joins mixed-species flocks. Song a pleasant sweet bouncing “eeh-yuh, eeh-yuh, eeh-yuh” or strident “peelik-peelik-peelik”, sometimes joined in duet with a dry buzzing “dzit”; call a high-pitched “chhet” like a squeaky dog’s toy. Similar Brown-headed Apalis is shorter-billed than Long-billed Tailorbird and has white tips to the tail.