Ornate Flycatcher

A fairly large honeyeater of upper montane and subalpine forest and shrubbery. Overall olive color, light streaking with paler grayish belly and yellow legs. Distinctive yellow-orange cheek bordered with a thin black line. Often perches out prominently. Somewhat similar to Black-throated Honeyeater, but Orange-cheeked Honeyeater is larger, paler, has a different shape of yellow on the face and lacks the white neck spot. Voice, a loud, double-note “pwidip!” and a descending, squeaky song of whistled notes mixed with a loud “chuitt!”.

A dull thrush-sized songbird with a long stout bill. Uniform dark olive above with a prominent yellow patch between bill and eye, a yellow throat, a dark eye, and paler cheeks. Rest of underparts greenish. Juveniles duller and pale-eyed. Rare; small groups are confined to remnant patches of foothill forest on Sangihe. Prominent yellow parts of plumage separate it from the smaller, browner Sangihe Whistler. Calls include “bwit” and thrush-like “puk” notes. Loud, two-part song starts with four rising nasal notes, followed by whistles: “kwee-kwee-kwee-kwee-DEEP-pDEEP-pDEEP”.

An attractive, fairly long-tailed antwren found from eastern Venezuela and Guyana to southeastern Brazil. Males are grayish-brown above and black below with a white eyebrow and white sides. Also note bold white spots on wings and tail. Females are bright tawny below, with bold white wing spots and an indistinct white eyebrow. Look for pairs foraging in the lower levels of dense shrubby woodland, often remaining fairly hidden and difficult to see clearly. Typically occurs in the lowlands up to around 1,000 m. Listen for series of rather musical clucking notes.