Chiming Wedgebill

A very large, robust honeyeater. Entirely drab grayish-olive with an olive cast to the wings and tail and a conical dark bill. Small yellow moustache wattle usually visible. Dependent on primary mature forest, mostly in the lowlands, but less commonly above 600 meters of elevation. Similar to Western Wattled-Honeyeater but much larger and overall more yellow, lacking a dark blackish moustache, with a more pendulous yellow wattle. Most common call is a very, very loud, ringing, far-carrying “kee-yow,” often repeated for minutes at a time.

A medium-sized greenish-gray bird with a black cap and a carrot-colored bill, endemic to the middle and high elevations of the mountains of Grand Comoro. Found in humid forest and in adjacent plantations and secondary areas. Often in small, noisy groups. Very similar in appearance to Madagascar Bulbul, and they overlap at moderate elevations, especially in degraded habitats. Grand Comoro Bulbul is separated by the slightly larger size, the olive tint to the plumage, especially on the back, the yellowish tint to the underparts, and the paler belly and undertail. Its song is an unmusical series of rattling and scraping notes, often given from a high perch, similar to Madagascar Bulbul’s, but slightly lower-pitched and more metallic. 

Vivid green bird of lowland evergreen forest canopy where it joins mixed flocks. Male has a black mask and throat. The black throat also has a dark blue center, though this can be difficult to see in poor lighting. Female is clean-faced save for a pale yellow throat and a trace of a blue mustache. Generally larger than Lesser Green Leafbird, but the two can be maddeningly difficult to tell apart. On the male Greater Green Leafbirds, look for a more extensive black mask and no traces of yellow on the forehead, while on the female, look for a yellow (not green) throat.