Bornean Black-capped Babbler

Gray-brown eagle with piercing yellow eyes and an immaculate white belly. Juvenile paler and browner than adult, with weakly streaked underparts. Most easily separated from larger Gray-headed Fish-Eagle in flight: note Lesser’s “dirtier” tail with a less contrasting black band and more mottled underwings in adult; note overall paler underside patterning in juvenile. White belly also tends to have a more poorly-defined and jagged shape than the sharp “V” of Gray-headed. Favors faster-flowing foothill streams and rivers, but can also be found in lowland lakes and wetlands.

Unusual bushshrike-like bird with a heavy hooked bill. The underparts are pale, and the upperparts are olive-green with bold white spotting. The yellow corners of the tail can be conspicuous in flight. Found in forest, thickets, and dense woodland. Skulking and secretive, usually remaining inside of tangles in the understory and midstory. Very vocal, and most often detected by voice: a quick jumble of wooden notes. Range does not overlap with other nicators.

Small monarch flycatcher with uniformly dark glossy plumage. Endemic to Pohnpei Island, where it is the only small all-dark bird on the island; male Micronesian Starling is also glossy and dark, but is much larger, with yellow eyes. Inhabits forests and forest edges, often “flycatching” from a perch close to the ground. Gives a series of bright rising whistles, as well as a squeaky descending chatter and harsh rasping notes.