Sumatran Whistling-Thrush

A small, short-tailed flycatcher with an erect crest. Orange-buff color on the belly, chest, and throat extends around the eye to form an orange eye-ring. Crest, back, wings, and tail gray-blue. Prefers forest or forest edge, apparently favoring mangroves. Song is a series of evenly pitched “pee-pee-pee” whistles. Also gives fast flat “tititititititi” whistles.

Brown thrush of lowland rainforest. Reddish brown overall with a dark bill and no noticeable eye ring. Found in low levels of a variety of forested habitats, especially mature rainforest. Listen for a series of rich, caroling phrases, similar to that of an American Robin.

An uncommon migrant songbird through Taiwan, rarely encountered anywhere away from breeding grounds on Izu and Tokara Islands, Japan. Olive above and whitish below; best distinguished from similar species by narrow bill with yellowish lower mandible, brownish-pink legs, and weak head pattern. Prefers mature coastal broadleaf forests but uses bamboo patches and conifers during migration as well. Smaller than Eastern Crowned Leaf Warbler, with thinner bill and no crown stripe. Song consists of a series of trills; calls, given often, include a descending “twee” or quiet “pee.”