San Cristobal Mockingbird

Pretty bushshrike that has several different morphs. These vary by the color of the breast: black, yellow, orange, red, or buff. Males have a black mask through the eye, and females a gray one. Found in the mid-story and canopy of humid forest. Often joins mixed-species feeding flocks. The most common vocalization is a quiet, rising, two-part whistle. Very similar to Black-fronted Bushshrike, but doesn’t overlap in range.

A mysterious medium-sized rail, possibly of foothill or montane grassy areas and forests. Dark brown above with a pale gray chest, a whitish throat, a barred belly, blackish legs, and a fairly long, curved reddish bill. Little known in life and mainly seen at a banding station, suggesting local migration. Similar to Slaty-breasted and Buff-banded Rails, but Luzon has a fairly unpatterned back, a longer, thinner bill, and no rufous on the head. Voice little known, although when distressed, gives a sharp “kwik!” and various squeals.

A quite large thrushlike bird with a robust beak. Grayish and slightly scaling-looking on the head and back with browner wings and tail, and gray-brown underparts. Similar to Screaming Piha, but it is not uniformly gray. Found in the subcanopy of montane forests. Usually silent, but periodically makes a loud whistles “skeeo-skeeo skeeo-skeeo” with long intervals between bouts.