Gray-rumped Swallow

Chunk brown mid-sized owl. Has a big, round head without ear tufts, heavy barring below, and white crescents on the face. Varies geographically from being dark brown to pale rufous-brown. Found in thick woodland, forest, gardens, and plantations. Male gives a long, rising “hu-wuuuuu” call, and both sexes give a gruff up-and-down series (“hu-ho-hu-ho-ho-ho”), often in duet. Larger than owlets, and lacks the ear tufts of eagle-owls.

Pale-eyed babbler with a decurved bill. Note rusty-orange face, white underparts, lightly spotted breast, and brown flanks. The closely related Black-streaked Scimitar-Babbler and Rusty-cheeked Scimitar-Babbler are very similar; note Spot-breasted’s weaker breast patterning and duller flanks. Often gives a far-carrying “brIH-duh!”, frequently in duets.

Rarely found north of cold subantarctic waters; ranges south to pack-ice in summer. Adult has a gray head, thick black underwing margins like much commoner Black-browed Albatross. Immatures look similar to Black-browed overall, but told by black bill that soon develops yellow along top, and often with variable gray hood. Yellow bill edges narrower than the more lightly built Buller’s Albatross, which occurs to the north but is often mistaken for Gray-headed.