Mrs. Hume's Pheasant

The smallest of the crested penguins. Note the thin yellow eyebrows that, once past the eyes, flare out toward the rear of the head. The species consists of two subspecies, the Eastern and Western Rockhopper Penguins. The Western Rockhopper Penguin breeds on offshore islands off southern Chile and Argentina and on the Falkland Islands, while the Eastern Rockhopper Penguin breeds on various subantarctic islands around New Zealand and the southern Indian Ocean. The Eastern has even eyebrows with pink skin at the base of the bill; the Western has black skin at the base of the bill, with an uneven eyebrow shape. Vagrants occasionally reach the Snares Islands. Distinguished from Snares Penguin by thinner eyebrow and smaller bill, and from Moseley’s Rockhopper Penguin by shorter, less flowing crest.

Attractive, long-tailed bird found in the high Andes of Peru. Plumage is brown overall with a chestnut crown, speckled throat, and streaked belly. Plumage varies geographically, and birds in southern Peru are much darker below with bolder streaking. Inhabits scrub and woodland with short trees. Vocalizations have a metallic quality; they include a high-pitched trill and a series of sharp chips.

A chunky, short-tailed, long-billed weaver. Breeding males are mostly yellow with a black face mask, a pale eye, and a mostly black, yellow-streaked back. Females are much duller, brownish-olive overall and pale yellow below. Found very locally in Uganda, in swamps within savanna. Similar to Heuglin’s Masked-Weaver, but larger, and males have a darker back. Vocalizations are typical of weavers: “chek” notes and a squealing, sizzling “radio static” song.