Black-eared Barbet

Large, flightless sea duck of the coast of Chubut and Santa Cruz provinces of SE Argentina. From Flying Steamer Duck by White-headed’s pale head, large size, and massive bill. Spends most of time near shore foraging for molluscs and crustaceans by diving. Often in small groups, sometimes mixed with smaller Flying Steamer-Duck.

Small cuckooshrike with a restricted range, found only on Biak and Numfor Islands, off of West Papua, Indonesia. Males are uniformly blackish-gray. Females are brown on the back, gray on the head, and buff below with fine spots. Found in forest and forest edge. Vocalizations are poorly known, but include a slurred whistle given over and over. Distinctive within its small range.

Tiny songbird of mountain and hill forests; ranges from the Himalayas south to the Malay Peninsula on the Asian mainland, with an isolated population in Taiwan’s highlands. Adult male is dark blue above and pale creamy white below, with a black stripe leading down the belly from a brilliantly red patch like a bloodstain on the breast. Female is much plainer, brownish-olive above and off-white below; lacks the bright white throat of Plain and female Scarlet-backed Flowerpeckers. Often forages at flowers blooming in the canopy. Gives a high, thin, up-and-down “tsee’ip, tsee’ip, tsee’ip” and a rising series of ticks (often ending with more metallic notes); calls include dry tick notes and high, thin “tseet”s.