Straw-headed Bulbul

Typical Accipiter hawk. Adult slaty gray above and finely barred with brownish orange below. Smaller and more compact-looking than Eurasian Sparrowhawk. Soaring adults can be distinguished from Chinese Sparrowhawk by the lack of dark wingtips and striped (instead of solidly pale) underwings. In all plumages, heavily marked underwing coverts distinguish this species from Chinese Sparrowhawk. Breeds in a variety of forested hill and lowland habitats; wintering birds can also be found in more open habitats, such as forest edge and fields.

A very small gregarious species of open habitats including agricultural areas and the edges of marshes; often found in flocks of tens to hundreds. Note the black face and crown, brown wings, and long reddish orange uppertail coverts (concealing black tail) of breeding male. Nonbreeding males and females distinguished from similar Black-winged Bishop by smaller size and bill and told from Yellow-crowned Bishop by buffier coloration and more limited streaking on chest. Song is a rapid jumble of squeaky, twittering, and churring notes. Its calls include a sharp “tsit” and “tzit.”

Large, raucous forest raptor. Unmistakable by virtue of its size, social habits, and loud, incessant calls. At a distance, note slow flight and contrasting white belly. Found in regions of continuous lowland forest; does not occur in extensively disturbed areas. Mostly observed in the canopy and mid-story where it knocks down wasp and bee nests to the ground to feed on the larvae; also consumes fruit. Groups will approach and mob humans passing through their territory.