New Caledonian Whistler

Large kingfisher with a massive lipstick-red bill. Note dark head, dark chestnut throat and chest, purplish body, electric blue wings, and large black shoulder patch. Bright white wing patches revealed in flight. Uses a variety of both wet and dry lowland and foothill habitats, including ponds, mangroves, agricultural fields, open forest, and scrub. Can be close to human habitation. Gives high piping screams, often in series.

Small mostly terrestrial bird of rainforest and wet eucalypt woodlands in a very small range in the Atherton Tabelands of far northern Queensland. Brownish above, grayish yellow below, with long pointed bill, long pinkish legs, and off-white eyering. Forages for insects mostly on the ground or in the lower canopy. Compare Large-billed Scrubwren, which is paler, less likely to feed on the ground, slightly smaller, and has a more twittering call. Song is variable, often including repeated two-note elements.

Huge imposing eagle. Distinctive flight shape with a short tail and very broad inner wings that taper towards the tip. Body is largely gray with a small crest. The tail has a wide black band with white tips. Juveniles are brown and streaky with a paler belly. The call is a long, high-pitched whistle. Rare, usually found in grasslands and savanna wilderness areas, often with rocky outcrops.