Equatorial Akalat

Small, acrobatic spinetail found in the canopy of montane forests; especially fond of epiphytes. Usually accompanies mixed-species flocks. Sandy brown overall with a rufous crown, tail, and wings. Note the well-marked eyebrow and dark ear coverts. Similar to Olive Spinetail, but with rufous (not brown) crown. The song is a fast and high-pitched trill.

Small olive-yellow warbler-like bird, restricted to a handful of islands in the New Georgia Group, in the west-central Solomon Islands. Formerly lumped with Dark-eyed White-eye; note present species’ bright white eye-ring and yellow belly. A social bird, often moving in single-species as well as mixed-species flocks. Song is a bright, chirpy, up-and-down series of notes; calls include unremarkable descending “djew!” , as well as cheeping and chirping notes.

A typical thrush in shape and size, but with unusually dull coloration. Mostly brown, with darker striping on the throat and breast, and a yellow bill. Females are slightly paler than males. There is a rufous patch at the front of the underwing, which can be conspicuous in flight. Found at middle and high elevations, in a variety of wooded habitats, including thickets, wadis, and cultivated areas, as well as acacia and juniper woodland. The song is a mix of whistles and trilled notes, that averages drier and less musical than typical thrush song. Also makes typical thrush “chk-chk” and thin “tseeep” calls. Similar to female Eurasian Blackbird, but separated by range, paler overall coloration, and yellow bill.