Seram Honeyeater

Plain sparrow with a gray head and underparts, and brown back, wings, and tail. Found in a variety of open habitats, mostly in association with human settlements. The call is a simple “cheep” that is frequently repeated. Very similar to Southern Gray-headed, Swahili, and Parrot-billed Sparrows. Slightly larger and bigger-billed than Southern Gray-headed Sparrow, with a smaller pale shoulder patch. Paler underparts than Swahili Sparrow. Smaller bill and paler underparts than Parrot-billed Sparrow.

Small, intricately patterned forest partridge, found only in a very small area of Vietnam and an even smaller patch of far eastern Cambodia. Somewhat similar in appearance to Bar-backed Partridge; look out for a white throat, thicker black line through the eye, and finer, less prominent white “scale” markings on the side. Orange tinge on the throat is weak and not always noticeable in the gloom of the dense hill forest understory. Gives an ascending series of pleasant whistles.

A small, long-billed, long-tailed bird of dense undergrowth in lowland and foothill forest in eastern Mindanao. Has an olive-green back and wings, an olive-green tail often held cocked, a pale gray belly, a black crown, and a white brow. Throat and chest are black in the male and white in the female with streaking around the edge. Similar to Rufous-fronted Tailorbird, especially from behind, but White-browed has black on the head with a white brow. Voice includes monotonous piping notes given in series, or a rapid whistled trill which can be rising or falling.