Cinnabar Boobook

Rare flycatcher found in cloud forest along the east slope of the Andes in northern and central Peru, barely reaching over the border into southeastern Ecuador. Male is dark sooty gray; female is grayish-olive with pale wingbars and faint streaking below. Similar to White-winged Black-Tyrant, but male Jelski’s is grayer and lacks white in the wings (which is usually only evident in flight) and female Jelski’s is much darker, especially on the underparts. No overlap with Plumbeous Black-Tyrant.

The only kingfisher on Pohnpei. Dashing, with a dark greenish-blue back, snow-white underparts and collar, and orange crown. Favors open wooded habitats such as forest edge, gardens, and early-successional forest. Pounces on prey from a low and exposed perch. Gives a loud, insistent series of “kweep”s.

A stunning pheasant species endemic to Taiwan, the male a rich slaty blue with white markings and red facial skin, the female rich brown with extensive pale feather edges. Generally retiring, foraging quietly in the undergrowth of montane forests, but occasionally seen in the open, particularly in places where fed. Usually seen singly, in pairs, or in small family units (female with young). In breeding season, males drum with wings and give shrill whistling calls. Male lacks white back and tail of Swinhoe’s Pheasant; female has dark bill, grayish legs, pale markings below, and graduated, pointy tail, unlike female Swinhoe’s.