Black-headed Nightingale-Thrush

Large, long-billed hummingbird found only in the Perijá Mountains along the border between Colombia and Venezuela. It is the only hummer in its limited range with buffy wing patches. Male has a golden belly, blue throat patch, and glittering green forehead. Female lacks those features but has a buffy throat. Formerly treated as a subspecies of Golden-bellied Starfrontlet. Inhabits cloud forest at high elevations, and often seen probing long, tubular flowers.

Small and stout forest-dweller that hops and buzzes about in the canopy like a large, active insect. Note male’s iridescent dark blue back, bright red chest, and black line extending down the white belly. As with many other flowerpeckers, the female is considerably duller, with a red rump patch being the only patch of bright color on her otherwise gray-brown plumage. Endemic to Java, where it inhabits montane and foothill forests. Calls include a short buzzy katydid-like series, high-pitched whistles, and dry clicks.

Slender, with a long, often fanned tail. Dark above, with a white belly and boldly white-streaked black chest. White panel in wing varies among subspecies. Prefers primary and tall secondary forest, but tolerates disturbed areas. Similar to Brown Fantail but darker above, lacks prominent white eyebrow, and has a more heavily marked chest. Voice is a rising and falling series of squeaky warbles and chirps.