Crested Black-Tyrant

A blood-red Hawaiian honeycreeper found on all of the larger islands. Smaller and darker red than the Iiwi, with a shorter black bill and white under the tail. Juveniles are brown instead of red. Sometimes abundant in native forest at high elevations and also occurs at lower elevations in some areas where it usually stays high in the forest canopy. Large numbers may congregate in a flowering tree. Sometimes holds the tail cocked up. Often flies in flocks, sometimes high above the forest. Song consists of 2–3 soft notes followed by a reedy trill: “dee-der-di-di-di-di.”

Chunky, short-tailed antbird of humid lowlands. Both sexes have a prominent red eye. Males are black with a small patch of bare blue skin behind the eye; females are rufous with a paler white throat and gray face. Found in a variety of habitats with dense undergrowth, including bamboo groves, forest edges, and dense understory of mature rainforest. Listen for its distinctive song, a rapid whistled series of “hee-er” notes.

Large, slim waterbird with distinctive long straight bill. Swims snake-like with body submerged, and just its head and neck protruding from the water. In flight it can sometimes look like a large raptor, especially when soaring, but note the long neck and bill. Common around waterways, where it perches on trees and branches above the water, often holding its wings out to dry.