California Quail

A simply patterned, long-tailed rufous thrush. The tail has a dark center and pale reddish sides. Found on or near the ground in humid forest, where it is generally shy and retiring. Often follows ant swarms. Similar to White-tailed Ant-Thrush, but has a reddish rather than black-and-white reddish tail. Also similar to Rufous Flycatcher-Thrush, but has more horizontal posture, and found near the ground rather than at middle levels of the forest. The song is variable and sometimes long: a descending single whistle, two whistles, or a sequence of whistles and trilled notes. The call is a short, trilled “brttt.” 

A small warbler-like bird usually seen in small groups or flocks foraging high above the ground in the forest or forest edge. Pale below with a distinct black chest band separating the white throat from the light gray belly, giving these eremomelas a distinctive “belted” appearance. Upperparts are uniformly gray except for a reddish cap and dark face. Overlaps locally with Turner’s Eremomela in the eastern part of its range, but note Rufous-crowned Eremomela’s extensive reddish cap and big, broad black chest band. Calls consist of a buzzy, sometimes multi-parted “brzrt,” as well as higher-pitched twittering calls sometimes interspersed with more whistled notes and trills.

A fairly small bird of lowland and foothill forest and edge; endemic to Luzon, though lumped with Visayan Babbler under “Black-crowned Babbler” by some taxonomies. Has a gray back and cheek with fine pale streaks, dark wings and tail with white outer tail feathers, white underparts, a pale rufous throat, and a black crown. Note the slender black bill. Often joins mixed-species flocks and sometimes hangs upside down while feeding. Somewhat similar to Green-backed Whistler, especially from below, but smaller, with a pale rufous throat and a black crown. Voice includes a medium-pitched “poo piuu!” with the second note downslurred.