Costa Rican Warbler

A distinctive plain, all-blue flycatcher-like bird with a light blue bill. Male is handsome, azure blue, often showing a slim dark breast band. Female and juvenile are duller, gray-blue, and lack a breast band. Singles and pairs are active birds, often found in mixed-species flocks in forest and forest edge in the lowlands and into the lower foothills. Restricted to Sulawesi and the Banggai and Sula Islands. Varied calls include a ringing, “way-way-way-way…”, a rapid, agitated-sounding, stuttering “wi-wi-wi-wi-wi-wi…”, and rasping calls.

Chunky, large-billed, streak-backed cisticola. Brown overall, without bright rufous in the plumage. Males are much larger than females. Found in grassland and savanna with scattered bushes. Song varies geographically but always consists of a rising note with a croaking quality. Larger than Stout Cisticola and lacks a bright rufous crown. Distinguished from most other cisticolas by large size and heavy bill. As with all cisticolas, habitat and voice are important cues in identification.

A small honeyeater of forest on small islands off New Guinea and New Britain. Dark brown upperparts with pale yellow underparts, streaky chest and whitish underwings. Male has a black head and a bright red throat whereas the female only has a faint red chinspot. Male is unmistakable. Female similar to female Black or Olive-backed Sunbirds, but has a slightly streaky throat and chest. Also similar to female Red Myzomela, but female Sclater’s lacks the red tail and forehead. Call, a simple high-pitch “chip”.