Stierling's Wren-Warbler

A small, long-tailed dove with extensive barring over its body. Pale gray head with distinctive orange eye-ring. Upperparts extensively barred brown; paler underside also strongly barred except for unbarred belly. Singles, pairs, and groups occur from sea level to the foothills. Forages on the ground or perches low in open habitats, lightly wooded areas, gardens, scrub, and plantations, often around villages. Unmistakable: the only small, long-tailed, extensively barred dove in range. Conspicuous high-pitched song is a disyllabic “wa-dloo” repeated often. Also gives a purring “grrrrrr” note.

A relatively small and plain lark. Coloration varies regionally, ranging from dark brown to paler brown to rufous, but always look for a pale eyebrow and eye-ring, streaking on the breast, and a completely or partially pale bill. Found in dry grassland and semi-desert habitats, usually in flocks. Similar to Singing Bushlark, but has a slightly buffy rather than pure white outer tail, and lacks rufous patches in the wings. The flight song is a long and complicated jumble that can include imitations of other species. The call is a quick “chidup,” often given in flight. 

This all-black bird has a long, slim bill, and a fairly long tail. In flight, white bars across the wings are revealed. Birds in the eastern part of the range also have white in the outer tail, while the western birds have all-black tails. Found in a variety of savanna habitats. The call is a series of fluted, rising “wheet” notes; similar to Common Scimitarbill, but higher-pitched. Also similar in appearance to Common Scimitarbill, but there is little overlap in range, and Black is separated by its straighter bill and slightly shorter and less pointed tail. Separated from woodhoopoes by its shorter, less floppy, and squarer tail.