Kolombangara Leaf Warbler

Unique-looking flycatcher with a gleamingly clean white throat and a strong rusty orange tinge to the brow and forehead. Overlaps with closely related White-gorgeted Flycatcher but lacks that species’s gray face and black border to the white throat patch. Inhabits foothill and montane forests, where it forages close to the ground in lower vegetation. Both flycatches and gleans for prey more actively. Song is a high, thin series of whistles; a simple version is “tee-tee-tew’, to which additional phrases may be added. Vocal for a flycatcher, and calls often, giving harsh rattles, chips and chiks, and high thin notes.

Unusual woodpecker of southwest Arabia. Mostly pale brown, with a darker brown, white-barred wing and tail. Males have a red patch at the rear of their crown, while females are completely brown-headed. Found in a variety of wooded habitats, including juniper, acacia, and palm groves. Breeds at middle elevations, but found at both higher and lower elevations, even down to sea level, in the non-breeding season. The call is a quick series of high-pitched “kek” notes, which usually accelerates and descends slightly.

Large, solemn-looking brown owl with deep black eyes. Varies in plumage throughout its extensive range but always has a dark-bordered pale face, fine barring on wings and underparts, and sooty areas around the eyes. Inhabits lowland and montane broadleaf forests and adjacent edges. Gives a short burst of loud, reverberating hoots.