Taiwan Yellow Tit
Machlolophus holsti
Unmistakable songbird, black above and yellow below with white trim to the back of the triangular crest. Inhabits mountainous forests (up to 2800 m). Active, like other tits, usually foraging in middle to upper levels of trees. Song a series of whistled phrases; calls include a nasal “dyer” and repeated “chicka.”
Taxonomy
- Scientific name
- Machlolophus holsti
- Authority
- (Seebohm, 1894)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Paridae
- Genus
- Machlolophus
Range and habitat
- Migration
- Resident species
Conservation
- Population trend
- stable
Photos
Distribution
Bird Calls
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Tawny-tufted Toucanet
Selenidera nattereri
Small toucan. Look for the blue patch on a reddish bill. Males have a black crown, throat, and breast; in females, the black is replaced by chestnut. Occurs in humid forest, including white sand forests. Call is a slow, deep series of “ggrawnk” to “ggrraaw” notes, easily overlooked.
Lesser Roadrunner
Geococcyx velox
Slightly smaller version of the familiar cartoon Greater Roadrunner, but usually the two species do not occur in the same places. Favors dry brushy woodland and overgrown weedy fields in tropical lowlands and foothills. Can be very elusive, but at other times runs out in the road or sits quietly sunning itself on a fence post or bush top in the early morning. Note that the center of the throat and breast are plain rich buffy, without the dense dark streaking of Greater Roadrunner.
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