Writhed Hornbill

Well-attired small songbird typically associated with mid- to high-elevation farms, fields, and open forests throughout its range. Found in less intensively developed areas than House and Eurasian Tree Sparrows, sticking to villages and pastures and staying away from large city centers. Male has bright chestnut cap and back, whitish cheek, narrow black throat, and pale gray belly. Female brownish with broad streaks above, pale below, with white wingbars and broad tan supercilium.

A little-known medium-sized, short-tailed swift found over forest, usually at higher elevations. Mainly black with obvious white throat and underwing patches. Wing shape is unusual, with a “cut-out” next to the body and pointed wing tips curved backward. Tail square, with spines that are difficult to see. Distinguished from other swifts in its range by the white marks under the wings. Voice unknown.

Medium-sized woodpecker with stained yellowish-brown underparts. Note white barring on back and thin stripes down the neck and chest. Male has an all-red crown, female an all-black one. Compare with Stripe-breasted Woodpecker, which is whiter-faced and has more extensive and better-defined stripes on the underparts. Gives a sharp “tik” as well as a rolling rattle. Prefers open forest and forest edge.