Rose-faced Parrot

Strange-looking, dark oriole. Male is glossy black with a crimson breast and wing spot, while the female is dull black overall with a dirty-pink breast and belly. Black Oriole can be similar; note Black-and-crimson’s black vent and dark bill. Favors foothill and montane forests, especially primary forest with extensive mossy growth. Often encountered singly or in pairs within mixed flocks, foraging throughout all levels of forest. Varied repertoire includes a cat-like meowing, repetitive chupping, and harsher, sharper “kek” and “chep” notes.

Mid-sized diving duck. Male distinctive, with dark rusty head, pale gray body contrasting with black breast, and broad pale bluish band on bill. Female rather nondescript: gray-brown overall with diffuse pale head markings. Note sloping forehead and dark gray bill with pale band near tip. In flight grayish overall (lacks bold white wing stripe). Inhabits marshy and reed-fringed lakes to open reservoirs; locally on the sea in winter, especially when lakes freeze. Locally in flocks, and often associates with winter flocks of Tufted Ducks. Feeds mainly by diving.

Small parrot with a short, squared tail that has red outer tail feathers with a black band across the tips. Mostly green with a brown patch on the back and pale gray flanks. Note the orange eyering. Inhabits the canopy of humid forests including on lower montane slopes. Golden-tailed Parrotlet, which is more of a lowland species lacks the eyering, has more of an orangey face, and has a less sharp call than Brown-backed Parrotlet.