Rufous-winged Cisticola

A small-headed, long-tailed raptor from Sulawesi and the Banggai Islands. Adult shows a dark crested head, a pale throat with dark central stripe, a rufous breast with bold streaking, and a barred belly. Immatures are paler with more tail bars. In flight, note long-winged appearance, uneven tail barring, small-headed appearance, and heavily barred body and underwings. Found in forest and forest edge in lowlands and mountains. Smaller-headed, smaller-billed, and longer-winged than the almost identically-patterned Sulawesi Hawk-Eagle. The honey-buzzard also differs in its unfeathered thighs and its unevenly barred tail. Gives a single plaintive “kew” note.

Large, flightless sea duck of the coast of Chubut and Santa Cruz provinces of SE Argentina. From Flying Steamer Duck by White-headed’s pale head, large size, and massive bill. Spends most of time near shore foraging for molluscs and crustaceans by diving. Often in small groups, sometimes mixed with smaller Flying Steamer-Duck.

Short-tailed, mostly green miniature parrot. The back of the neck has a line of black above a line of color that varies geographically from yellow in the eastern part of the range to red in the center and orange in the east. Also note the blue rump and red patches on the sides of the tail. Found in lowland rainforest, including forest clearings and edge, and sometimes in secondary habitat. Often seen in small groups flying fast above the forest canopy. The call is a quick, high-pitched, silvery “siireee,” often given in flight. Structure and mostly green coloration similar to Red-headed Lovebird, but note the black collar and lack of red on the face.