Little Wattlebird

Generally uncommon forest pigeon. Male’s pinkish-orange head is unique. Female is less distinctive; note red-and-white bill, dark eyes, and extensively pale-fringed wing feathers. Inhabits coastal forests; found in mangroves, swampy forest, and adjacent scrub. Gives a series of high whistling coos, often rising and falling in pitch and duration.

A sparrow-like weaver. Red-hooded breeding males are distinctive, but females and non-breeding males are drab. A Comoros endemic that is found in and adjacent to humid forest on the western three islands, and in drier, scrubby lowland habitats on Mayotte. Plumage varies across the different islands. The most distinctive birds, on Grand Comoro, have much less red on the breast than other populations. Can be very similar to Red Fody. Breeding male Red-headed Fody lacks red on the back and belly, though molting male Red Fody can match this pattern. Females and non-breeding males very similar to Red Fody, but Red-headed Fody is larger, darker, and more greenish, with a longer, slightly curved bill. Also similar to female House Sparrow, but distinguished by the more olive-green coloration and the longer bill. Calls are high, silvery notes, given in long series as a song. 

Medium-sized sunbird with a long, thin, well-curved bill. Males have bronze-and-green iridescence, though they look black in most light. There is an odd all-green subspecies in Angola, but it does not overlap in range with Malachite or Scarlet-tufted Sunbirds. The female has a pale eyebrow and pale yellowish underparts with fine streaking. Found in montane habitats including forest, grassland, woodland, and gardens. Vocalizations include a jumble of twittering notes and cleaner whistles. Male similar to male Tacazze Sunbird, but lacks any purple tones to the plumage. Female Bronze Sunbird separated from female Tacazze and Malachite Sunbirds by paler underparts with fine streaks.