Caroline Islands Ground Dove

Robust, big-headed, and rather short-tailed parrot endemic to Papua and Cape York (Australia) and introduced to Solomon Islands, where it inhabits lowland and foothill forests. Male bright green with red underwings and orange bill, female bright red with violet belly and dark bill. Usually seen flying above forests at first light, squawking loudly. Calls include an ear-shattering, high-pitched squawk, as well as a lower, rasping caw. Formerly grouped with other closely related species under “Eclectus Parrot.”

Stunningly beautiful dove that has only recently been rediscovered. Cinnamon-colored overall but paler below. Note the conspicuous dreamy blue eyes and blue wing spots. Now only known from one location in Minas Gerais, Brazil, where it occurs in open savanna and grasslands on white sands and forages in pairs on the ground. Song is a repetition of soft notes: “wah-wha-wha…”

Small brownish owl with staring yellow eyes and densely-patterned underparts. Endemic to the eastern Indonesdian islands of Alor and Pantar. Inhabits a range of wooded habitats, from primary rainforest to lightly wooded plantations. Unlike many other Boobooks, this species does not say “boo-book”, or any variation thereof, instead giving an extended series of deep growling notes. Formerly regarded as a subspecies of Southern Boobook.