Eastern Bearded-Greenbul

Male is light powder-gray with darker wing feathers and tail and a dark patch in front of the eye. Female is powder-gray above and vivid reddish below. Prefers primary forest, and appears to avoid secondary growth and scrub. Common call is a loud “chi-beet” or “pity-you.”

A small-bodied, mostly brown dove with a long tail and a short stout black bill. Heavily barred tail and rump are diagnostic. Found from sea level to 2600 meters of elevation, usually singly or in pairs at forest edge, though groups of up to 20 can sometimes be found feeding on fruiting trees. Very similar to both Brown Cuckoo-Dove in New Guinea and MacKinlay’s Cuckoo-Dove in the Solomon Islands. Male Brown Cuckoo-Dove differs in being bigger with a grayish head and iridescent green neck patch, female has thick black under tail crescents. MacKinlay’s Cuckoo-Dove is a similar size but is a lighter tan color on the body showing contrast with the darker chestnut wings, whereas Black-billed Cuckoo-Dove is uniformly ruddy brown. It also differs from both species in its barred uppertail and rump. Commonly vocal and most often heard giving a rapid series of around twelve “woi” notes.

Large, pale-eyed songbird of lower and middle elevations of montane forests. Male blood red with inky black head and wings and dark bill; female similar but less richly colored. Juvenile brown above, pale with dark stippling below, paler bill, and tawny undertail coverts. Birds in Taiwan and central Vietnam are much brighter red overall. Usually seen in pairs or small flocks, sometimes with mixed-species flocks. Pairs often engage in an ethereal duet: male gives a series of melodic notes, to which the female responds with a long, airy whistle. Also gives harsh, rasping calls.