Chiming Wedgebill

Large green bee-eater with a rufous throat patch. Found in almost any open habitat, including savannah, cultivation, scrub, and grassland. Often perches up conspicuously, singly or in small groups. Feeds on insects on the wing, and often seen in flight, sometimes in loose flocks. Incessantly gives a soft rolling “krrrio” call, especially in flight. Similar in shape and size to European and Blue-cheeked Bee-eaters. Has a very different color scheme from European Bee-eater, and a subtly different one from Blue-cheeked: green underparts, bright white stripes on the cheek, and a brownish crown. 

Tiny woodpecker with a warm buffy-brown back and collar, and buffy belly with dark streaks. Males have a red forehead. Occurs in lowland humid forest and Araucaria forests with dense understory, including bamboo forests. There it forages at middle levels, singly or with mixed-species flocks.

Unmistakable with its bright red crest and throat that contrasts with its gray back and white underparts. Note the pale horn-colored bill. Usually seen on the ground in semiopen habitat including agricultural lands and urban areas. In the nonbreeding season gathers in large flocks. The songs is a slow melodious whistle.