Kangean Tit-Babbler

Medium-sized hummingbird, male mostly green with bold white throat, white line behind eye, and blue crown. Gray tail in the western parts of range, blue in the east. Female not quite as colorful but still striking: bright buffy underparts with black cheek and white line behind eye. She is very similar to female Purple-throated Mountain-gem but has duller bronzy tail; only safely identified with a good view. A forest hummingbird that also comes out to edges and gardens, visits feeders.

Very local but fairly common in highland marshes of central Mexico; endemic. Favors extensive reed beds bordering lakes and adjacent bushes near water. Male is distinctive, with black mask blending into dark greenish upperparts (lacks pale border to mask of Common Yellowthroat, which occurs in same areas); also note extensively yellow underparts and dark legs. Female is darker overall than female Common Yellowthroat, with dark (not pinkish) legs. Voice subtly distinctive.

Extremely rare and little-known small woodpecker with a large crested head, boldly marked black-and-white wings, black chest, and big dark eyes. Male has a faint red splotch below his eye. Often forages in pairs, poking along on the ends of thinner branches and between bark crevices. Endemic to Java, where sightings are sparse; reported from lowland forests to around 1,000 meters. Calls include a dry “chit!”