Tacarcuna Tapaculo

Striking large shearwater with distinctive dark "M" pattern on upperwings. Also note crisp dark cap and clean white underwings and belly. Looks silvery-gray above when fresh, but worn birds can be more brownish. Graceful flight style. Usually easily separated from other shearwaters by wing pattern. Breeds on islands off New Zealand; ranges across the Pacific during nonbreeding season; uncommon off the west coast of the U.S. in fall. Rarely seen from land, prefers to stay offshore. Found singly or in flocks with other shearwaters.

A thrushlike bird with a long, graduated tail, endemic to Sri Lanka. Males are glossy black above and orange below. Females are similar but paler. Juveniles are reddish brown with rusty wingbars. Inhabits dense lowland and hill forests, forest edge, as well as overgrown orchards and plantations. Can be difficult to see, but the highly variable song is loud and vibrant, often including loud whistles, flutelike notes, and rolling trills. Formerly treated as a subspecies of more widespread White-rumped Shama.

Shy, furtive bird that is heard far more often than seen. Shaped like a large manakin; mostly plain greenish-brown with unique large-eyed look. Found in mature rainforest and older second-growth. Often alone but may follow mixed-species flocks; takes low perches and looks around slowly; consumes fruit and insects. In premontane forests of the tepui region, compare with Olive Manakin; schiffornis is substantially larger and more brownish. Call is a slurred, sharply inflected whistle given at long intervals and easily imitated.