Taita Falcon

Very small finchlike bird with a short bill. Males are unmistakable—mostly cinnamon with a black cap, wings, and tail. Females are brown above and pale below. Both sexes have a white wing spot. Females are difficult to separate from female Pearly-bellied Seedeaters, but they are less gray overall than Pearly-bellied. Found in savannas and grasslands where it is often seen in flocks with other seedeaters.

Large, stocky, strongly patterned heron with broad neck and yellow-green legs. Upperparts dark brown, underparts streaked. Usually found in reed beds, where it can be difficult to observe; often forages at night. When disturbed, “freezes,” with head pointing upward (as if trying to blend in with the habitat). Compare young Rufous Night-Heron, which is much smaller, has shorter neck, and tends to roost in trees. Song a very deep, slowly repeated "boom."

A medium-sized greenbul with a dark cap, an otherwise gray head and underparts, and an olive-green back. Uncommon, inconspicuous, and local in montane forest in the Uluguru Mountains of Tanzania. Similar to Shelley’s Greenbul, but slightly larger, with a blackish cap and gray underparts. Could also be confused with Stripe-cheeked Greenbul, but separated by the blackish cap and the less distinct cheek striping. The song is a quick phrase of cheerful notes in an ascending pattern: “chep-chup-chu-weeu.”