Band-tailed Sierra Finch

As the name suggests, a large rosefinch. Male is bright pink with a dark face and frosty specks on the underparts. Female is streaky brown all over. Very similar to Streaked Rosefinch; look out for unstreaked upperparts in the male and softer, larger white spots on the underparts. Prefers more sparsely vegetated areas at higher elevations than Streaked Rosefinch, favoring alpine and subalpine scree slopes, boulder fields, and other open and barren environments; descends into similar habitat in the winter. Gives various chips, cheeps, and wheezy notes.

Common, rather large dark petrel of the Southern Ocean; regular migrant north into Humboldt Current. Usually looks wholly blackish with a pale, ivory-colored bill—the white chin is often just a few feathers and frequently is difficult to see in the field, although it can be more extensive, especially on Atlantic and Indian Ocean birds. White-chinned is obviously larger than dark-billed Sooty Shearwater and much smaller than giant-petrels, which have huge pale bills. Pale bill tip distinguishes White-chinned from similar Westland and Parkinson’s Petrels, which have dark bill tip.

Small, dark-eyed hawk of woodland, scrub, riparian corridors, and wooded plains and slopes. Note the adult's grayish upperparts and orange-barred underparts; females are larger and darker than males, with a dark central throat stripe. When in flight, note contrast between pale underwings and dark wingtips. Juveniles are brown above and striped below. Compared to the slightly larger Eurasian Sparrowhawk, Levant is neater-looking and more falcon-like, with more pointed wings. Also compare with very similar Shikra and various African sparrowhawks in its wintering range. Strongly migratory; often migrates in huge, tight flocks. Feeds on birds, which it catches in rapid low flight.