Spiny Babbler

A bright green parrot with a large bill that is orange in males and horn-colored in females and juveniles. Endemic to lowland and foothill forests in the Philippines; now rare and localized due to habitat loss and trapping. Differs from Blue-naped Parrot in the absence of a pale tail tip and yellow underwings. Vocal, giving a loud nasal high-pitched “klee-oo” as well as “kew” and explosive “kyow” calls in flight. Often active and vocal at night.

Endangered stork of expansive wetlands and fields in East Asia. Adult white with sharply contrasting black flight feathers, black bill, and red legs; juvenile similar but orange-billed. Compare very different Siberian Crane, with shorter bill, black restricted to outer portion of wing. Stately, elegant bird in flight and on ground, where it forages for grain, fruit, invertebrates, and small animals. Breeding display involves loud clattering of bills, but typically silent.

A drab flycatcher of lowland forest, edge, and scrub. Longish-billed with a rufous tinge to entire upperparts. Pale center to the throat, and gray chest blending to whitish belly and base to the undertail. Singles and pairs inhabit understory, often joining mixed-species flocks. Can be separated from the smaller Sumba Brown and Sumba Flycatchers by the entirely dark bill, the lack of rufous sides, and the overall darker appearance. Sings a thrush-like song with repeated “too-wee-woo” phrases.