Green-backed Kingfisher

Small canopy antwren with a long, graduated tail. Males are largely gray with a black crown and a bold white eyebrow; the black spots on the back can be difficult to see. Females have a buff forehead and breast sides, with the black crown spotted white. Inhabits humid lowland forest and seasonally flooded forest in some regions. Almost invariably seen accompanying canopy mixed-species flocks. The song is a somewhat deep trill that slightly ascends and then descends: “wiwiwurrrrr.”

Large, pale-eyed songbird of lower and middle elevations of montane forests. Male blood red with inky black head and wings and dark bill; female similar but less richly colored. Juvenile brown above, pale with dark stippling below, paler bill, and tawny undertail coverts. Birds in Taiwan and central Vietnam are much brighter red overall. Usually seen in pairs or small flocks, sometimes with mixed-species flocks. Pairs often engage in an ethereal duet: male gives a series of melodic notes, to which the female responds with a long, airy whistle. Also gives harsh, rasping calls.

Relatively colorful, mid-sized, long-tailed cisticola. Note the gray-brown back with thick black streaks, dull rufous on the wing and cap, and pale underparts. Found in reedbeds, especially papyrus and phragmites. The distinctive song is a few hesitant “chyep” calls followed by a long, dry trill. Very similar to Luapula Cisticola, and best separated by song. Visually, Chirping Cisticola is slightly larger, the tail is browner, and the rufous crown and wing patch are duller.