Yap Cicadabird

A small charcoal-colored songbird endemic to New Zealand. Confined to the South and Stewart Islands. Favors native and exotic forest stands. Males have a more distinct separation between dark gray and cream on their chest than females. Juveniles mirror the look of a female but with less to no cream underneath. Can be incredibly confiding and curious about humans. It is possible to bring individuals out into the open by disturbing leaf litter and then sitting quietly. Actively flushes out prey with foot trembling and by flicking its wings and tail. Male song is a loud and simple phrase of notes including “pwee-pwee-pwee.”

An uncommon, medium-sized honeyeater of foothill forest midstory. Olive-colored with a bright-yellow face, a black line below the eye, starting from the bill and ending in a white ear spot. Most similar to Black-throated Honeyeater but little if any overlap in elevation. Obscure Honeyeater is smaller and has gray rather than orange legs. Song, a series of usually 5 “chip” notes, first rising, then falling.

A medium-sized bird of foothill forest and edge in western Mindanao and on adjacent islands. Dark brown above with a grayish-brown streaked crown, a white belly, white under the base of the tail, and a warm reddish-brown throat, cheek, and chest. Note the strong black bill. Somewhat similar to Yellow-wattled Bulbul, but lacks the crest and the obvious yellow eye-ring. Voice includes a loud, pulsing “picha! picha! picha!” followed by medium-pitched warbling.