Abyssinian White-eye

A small, long-tailed dove with extensive barring over its body. Pale gray head with distinctive orange eye-ring. Upperparts extensively barred brown; paler underside also strongly barred except for unbarred belly. Singles, pairs, and groups occur from sea level to the foothills. Forages on the ground or perches low in open habitats, lightly wooded areas, gardens, scrub, and plantations, often around villages. Unmistakable: the only small, long-tailed, extensively barred dove in range. Conspicuous high-pitched song is a disyllabic “wa-dloo” repeated often. Also gives a purring “grrrrrr” note.

A skulking, mostly rufous bird with a gray crown and a white throat bordered by black. Throat pattern and long, rufous tail are distinctive. Occurs only in understory of gallery forest in savanna regions along tributaries of the Rio Branco in northern Brazil and western Guyana. Usually in pairs, which clamber through low vegetation searching for insects. Almost always first detected by voice: a hard, doubled note, often given in alternation by members of a pair, and occasionally extended into a longer series, especially in response to playback. No similar species are likely to occur in same habitat.

Fairly small, stocky shorebird with short, chisel-like bill. Breeding plumage is particular striking with bright rusty upperparts and bold black-and-white pattern on head and neck. Nonbreeding and juvenile are duller brown but still boldly patterned; note orange legs. Interesting behavior of flipping over rocks, shells, and other debris to nab invertebrates. Fairly common, with extensive global range. Breeds in the high Arctic tundra; winters on coastlines nearly worldwide. Prefers rocky habitats, but also seen on beaches and mudflats. Usually in small flocks, often mixed with other shorebirds. Listen for low, hard rattle call.