Collared Sunbird

Dark, chunky robin-like bird with a rich brown back and tail, a gray chest, and a white belly. Note the gray eyebrow and reddish throat. Found in montane forest along the Albertine Rift. Fairly shy bird of the understory. The variable song consists of simple, repeated, low whistles. Similar to Brown-chested Alethe, but easily identified by its reddish throat.

Tiny, colorful bird of forest canopy. Males are bright bluish-purple with black wings, mask, and throat; females are mostly green with a blue whisker stripe, buffy throat, and white streaking on flanks. Both sexes have dark pink legs. Not common; found in canopy of lowland rainforest and forest edge, often with mixed species flocks. Probes flowers for nectar and also eats fruit. Calls are lisping and indistinct. Short bill distinguishes this species from Red-legged and Purple Honeycreepers, both of which are considerably more common; also note dark pink legs. Female is less streaked below than female Purple.

Small black-and-white bird with a bright red patch of bare skin above the eye. Males have a black breast band, and females a brown throat. Found in thick woodland, gallery forest, and mangroves. The song is usually given as a duet: a descending series of melancholy whistles from the male, and lower rasping notes from the female. Similar to Black-throated Wattle-eye, but shows a white slash on the wing, and the female has a brown rather than white throat. Separated from batises by the red wattle and, in females, by the brown throat.