Rennell Whistler

Black cockatoo with white ear patch and white tail panel. Inhabits moist eucalypt forest in the southwestern corner of Western Australia, where it eats seeds from large seed pods of Marri and Karri trees. Unlikely to be observed out on the coastal sand plains of Perth. Very similar to Carnaby’s Black-Cockatoo but with much longer, pointed upper mandible. Calls include mournful wailing cries that are more clipped than those of Carnaby’s.

Medium-sized and rather plain antpitta found in the eastern Andes near the border between Peru and Bolivia. It is one of several new species described in 2020 which used to be known as Rufous Antpitta. Plumage is mostly reddish brown, becoming slightly buffy on the belly. Songs include a quick, whistled “do-it” and a longer series that first drops in pitch and then rises. Inhabits high elevation cloud forest and usually stays on the ground, but may come a bit higher to sing.

A brightly colored songbird with a bright golden belly and throat, a black hood and chest band, and an olive upperside and wings. Female is dull overall, with brown upperparts, pale belly, off-white throat, and no breast band. Endemic to northern and western Fiji, where mostly inhabits mature forest, but also secondary growth. Song consists of a melodic whistled series, typically concluded with a decisive-sounding “whit!” note. Formerly treated as part of more broadly-defined “Fiji Whistler” alongside White-throated Fiji Whistler.