Scaly-throated Honeyguide

A small bird of montane forest canopy. Olive upperparts with 2 rows of yellow spots down the back of the wing. Male is strangely titlike, with a yellow belly, black cap, bib and a large yellow cheek patch bordered with black. Female has a gray throat, chest and a scaled belly. Male is unmistakable but female could be mistaken for one of the many small olive birds that co-occur. Note the scaly belly and yellow spots on the back of the wing. Call, a high-pitch, somewhat raspy, downslurred “tsiiii!”.

Large elegant pearl-gray pigeon with dark-brown wings. There is a broad gray band across the end of the tail that is especially obvious in flight. Inhabits mature rainforest and deciduous forest, mostly in foothills and montane areas, but sometimes down to sea level. Forages in upper levels of forest, often in small flocks. Flies powerfully over the canopy. Song is deep and resonant: “ouh-woOO WOO.” General coloration similar to Nilgiri Wood-Pigeon, but larger, and lacks that species’ black-and-white patch on the back of the neck. Similar size and structure to Green Imperial-Pigeon, but has many differences, including a brown rather than green back, and the lack of a chestnut undertail patch.

Medium-sized gray kestrel. Note the pale head, rump, and underwing, which are conspicuous in flight. Bright yellow eye ring and base of bill. Found in open savanna, preferring areas with baobabs and/or palms. Call is a repeated, vibrating “krrrr.” Similar to Gray Kestrel, but easily distinguished by paler head and underparts. Other small falcons do not have gray underparts.