Gabela Bushshrike

A small flycatcher. Male is glossy blue-black with a white belly and base of the undertail. Female has a gray head, a deep rufous throat and chest, and a cinnamon back and belly. Common in native forest up to 700 meters of elevation, less common in degraded habitats. Voice is a rasping, repeated “zhay-zhay-zhay.”

A large kingfisher of Savanna and monsoon forest. Very thick bicolored bill, spotted head, pale underparts, dark wing with pale blue patch, pale blue rump and darker blue tail. Freezes in position for long periods, occasionally lifting its tail slowly, then flicking it quickly down. Hunts insect prey on the ground. Similar to Blue-winged Kookaburra, but Spangled Kookaburra is smaller with a spotted rather than streaked head and lacks white outer tail feathers.Often duets, with a rhythmic, repeated “gok-gok!” interspersed with a rattling trill.

Small and rather drab. Brown above, darkest on head and wings. Grayish-buff below with a grayer throat. Can appear uniformly gray in dull forest light. Dark eye lacks a white eye-ring. Most common in forest but also found in forest edge and brush. Giant White-eye similar but overall darker, with thick orange bill and pale yellowish eyebrow. Dusky’s most common call is a “cheee.”