Brown-breasted Pygmy-Tyrant

Small endemic swift of Cape Verde. Smaller and more gray-brown compared to other swifts, with prominent whitish throat patch. Note shallow forked tail. Flight faster and more fluttering than Common Swift and the closely-related Plain Swift. Calls very similar to Common Swift, but slightly higher-pitched.

A long-tailed kingfisher of lowland forest on Kofiau Island. Dark blue upperparts with pale blue crown and shoulder, red bill, white underparts, rump and completely white tail, shorter and thicker than similar species. The only paradise-kingfisher on Kofiau Island. Shakes its tail while it vocalizes. Song, a slowly rising trill, ending abruptly. Call, three downward whistles.

A boldly patterned helmetshrike of lowland forests, often seen in small vocal groups. The bill is red and the head and chin are overall silvery gray. Has a black neck band and black wings, back, and tail. The chest is white and the belly, vent, and legs are reddish. Similar to the Red-billed Helmetshrike, with which it co-occurs locally in Cameroon, but Rufous-bellied Helmetshrike can be identified by its silvery gray chin and head (including below the eye) and the more extensive reddish coloration on its belly. Calls consist of liquid whistles and repeated grating “chew-two” calls.