Tagula Honeyeater

Medium-sized bird of rainforest canopy. Male unmistakable if seen in good light; female is conspicuously scalloped all over. In both sexes, note small-headed profile accentuated by plump body. Generally uncommon in lowland forest; usually seen alone or in pairs at fruiting trees or perched on high bare branches. Takes fruit in short, fluttering sallies. Female is darker brown and more uniformly scalloped than other cotingas. Call is a mournful whistle, recalling Dusky-capped Flycatcher.

A large, slender warbler with a disproportionately long bill, short wings, and a long tail. Face and eyebrow yellowish-buff with a dark eye-stripe and a pale throat. Upper body and wings mostly dark with pale edges to feathers, giving a messy mottled appearance. Some birds are much paler, often almost entirely white with some mottling. An entirely dark sooty morph occurs. Found in riverine and hillside forest with stands of bamboo up to 600 meters of elevation. Song is a long, slow sequence of warbled phrases and “churr” notes. Calls include harsh churring and “tchak” notes.

Large, terrestrial songbird with long, strong legs and fairly long, thin bill. Male black above, white below, with white wing patch, white face patch, white eye, black bib, black eyeline; female has white throat and immature a dark eye. Inhabits parks, gardens, and urban areas. Aggressive and noisy, often attacking its own reflection in car mirrors and windows. Much smaller than Australian Magpie, with a smaller pale bill.