Polynesian Triller

A big, conspicuous, colorful barbet of dry country with termite mounds. Both sexes have a black forehead and males also have a black throat patch. Usually in pairs and small groups. Separated from D’Arnaud’s Barbet by the unspeckled yellow face, and from Red-and-yellow Barbet by the lack of red on the head. The song is a long series of the same rollicking musical phrase repeated over and over, often given as a duet; similar to the song of Red-and-yellow Barbet, but higher-pitched and faster. 

Distinctive streaky brown bird of riverine habitats of the Orinoco Delta. Most of body brown with buffy streaks (tear-shaped on underparts). Rich chestnut on chin, wings, rump, and tail. Sexes similar. Locally common and often in pairs, found from understory to canopy in riverine forest where often climbs trunks like a woodcreeper. Voice is an explosive group of short notes, mostly in duet. Similar to Orinoco Softtail (no range overlap), which is less streaked and has a buff eyebrow; Rusty-backed Spinetail is unstreaked. Endemic to the Orinoco River of northeastern Venezuela.

A medium-sized shearwater with uniformly dark brown plumage and no contrasting markings. Flies more steadily than most shearwaters and usually flies low over the water. Large numbers nest on most of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. A few pairs nest on Moku Manu Islet off the eastern coast of Oahu. Often seen from boats in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, but rarely on the main islands and rarely from shore. The voice, usually heard only at breeding colonies, is a low moan.