Tanimbar Eclectus

A dark turtle-dove with typical scaly rufous-pink edging to the wings and black patches on the sides of the neck. The face is pale silvery-gray and the belly and flanks are pinkish-mauve. Female and juvenile are paler than the male. Uncommon to common in pairs and small groups in rocky broadleaf woodland, preferring riverine areas. Song is a 3-note “cuuuoor-cuuuuoor-cuuu.” The slightly smaller European Turtle-Dove occurs alongside Adamawa as a migrant between September and March, but has whitish lines within the black neck patches, a pinkish (not gray) breast, and a paler belly. 

Small, bright hermit with slightly curved bill. Overall a warm buffy to rusty color with a black cheek, a whitish eyebrow, and a pale chin. Tail feathers have obvious white tips. Disjunct populations: occurs in foothill forest on the east slope of the Andes from western Venezuela to northern Peru, in the Tepuis of eastern Venezuela, and in dry forest in southern Ecuador and northwest Peru. Generally found in the understory of forests and edges. Compare with Reddish Hermit, which occurs at lower elevations.

Spectacular large hummingbird of humid tropical lowlands and foothills; endemic to west Mexico. Favors shady forest understory and edges, especially with patches of Heliconia flowers. Males sit and sing tirelessly from perches in the understory while pumping their tail. When feeding, hovers briefly with long white tail streamers held nearly vertical and shoots off with an explosive squeak. Note the striped face, very long, arched bill, and rather drab plumage. No similar hummingbird species in its range.