New Caledonian Streaked Fantail

A fairly small bird of lowland and foothill forest, open wooded areas with developed understory, bamboo, and tall grass. Has a gray back and cheek with fine pale streaks, dark wings and tail with white outer tail feathers, white underparts, and a yellow throat and crown. Note the slender black bill. Often joins mixed-species flocks. Somewhat similar to female Mugimaki Flycatcher, but differs in behavior and in its yellow crown. Gives soft “whip” calls while feeding.

A large green woodpecker with a distinctive black-and-white scaly pattern running from the belly to the tail. The crown is red in males and black in females. It inhabits open forests and scrub, where it will often feed on the ground to look for ants and termites. Similar to Streak-throated Woodpecker, but the Scaly-bellied Woodpecker has an unmarked throat and breast, a longer bill, barring on the uppertail, and a darker cheek stripe. Calls include a high-pitched “kwik” and a ringing “kwee-kik.”

Striking, plump finch-like species with a black hood, gray above and white below. Found in dry forests and wooded savannas, where it forages in dense shrubby areas, typically in small flocks. The song is a chirping “twasut tsee twaas.”