Green-backed Honeyeater
Glycichaera fallax
Tiny honeyeater found in wetter forests in New Guinea and northern Cape York. Mostly plain olive-green above, yellow below; adult has pale eye and eyering (juvenile has dark eye) and pale blue-gray legs. Compare Fairy Gerygone (with dark eye, shorter black bill). Usually observed feeding in the leafy canopy alone or in small parties. Calls include a repeated "pee pee pee pee pee."
Taxonomy
- Scientific name
- Glycichaera fallax
- Authority
- Salvadori, 1878
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Meliphagidae
- Genus
- Glycichaera
Range and habitat
- Migration
- Resident species
Conservation
- Population trend
- stable
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Distribution
Bird Calls
Other Birds
Warbling White-eye
Zosterops japonicus
A small yellow-olive bird with a prominent white eyering. Occurs in forests, shrublands, parks, gardens, farmlands, and urban areas. Eats fruit, insects, and takes nectar from the understory to the top of the forest canopy. Frequently travels in vocal and active flocks, moving in swift bouncing flight through the canopy. Song and calls are high-pitched twitters and ‘chwee’s. Native to Asia; introduced to the Hawaiian Islands where it is ubiquitous in wet and dry areas from sea-level to the mountains.
Makira Cicadabird
Edolisoma salomonis
Male is light powder-gray with darker wing feathers and tail and a dark patch in front of the eye. Female is powder-gray above and vivid reddish below. Prefers primary forest, and appears to avoid secondary growth and scrub. Common call is a loud “chi-beet” or “pity-you.”
Dull-capped Attila
Attila bolivianus
Big-headed flycatcher of humid rainforest midstory. Rich red-brown with a slightly grayer head and pale eye. Perches with upright posture and appears rather stocky, with a short tail, large head, and heavy bill. Pale eye and fairly dark plumage help distinguish it from other attilas, as does voice. Listen for a rising series of whistles, usually finished with a lower note: “weer, weer, weer, weer, woo”; sounds melancholy, without the upbeat, double-syllable note phrasing of Bright-rumped Attila.
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