Brown Lory

A shy bird typically found in thickets and forest edges. Stout bill with hooked tip, like other antshrikes. Male is barred black and white all over, very similar to Barred Antshrike but with barred crown (not solidly dark). Female has rufous cap and upperparts and is entirely barred black and white below. Most often seen in pairs moving furtively through dense vegetation; can be difficult to get a clear view. Restricted to western Colombia. Listen for its accelerating song, similar to Barred Antshrike but with less explosive ending.

Combination of a bright red face, staring pale eyes, and chunky bicolored bill lends this lowland and foothill forest species a clownlike countenance. Dark glossy greenish above and rich chestnut-brown below, this oversized cuckoo clumps about amongst foliage, looking rather squirrel-like in its movements. Sometimes joins mixed flocks. Gives a range of strange calls, including hollow knocks and hoarse crowing and mewing notes.

A medium-sized duck, similar to female Mallard in appearance, but smaller and darker. Males lack the green head and curled black tail feathers of male Mallards. Both sexes have spotted tail feathers. The bill is dark greenish, with an orange tip in some females. Pure Hawaiian Ducks occur only on Kauai and montane streams and ponds on Hawaii Island. Most or all individuals on other islands are Mallard-Hawaiian Duck hybrids. Occurs in ponds, marshes, taro fields, and streams.