Saipan Reed Warbler

Long-tailed antbird with brown- and black-streaked upperparts. Note the white eyebrow contrasting with the black eye-line. Males have a black throat and upper breast, while females have a whitish throat and light streaks on the breast. Forages mostly on the ground and sometimes in the understory of dry forest and scrub. Song starts with 1-2 whistles and continues with a series of fast descending notes.

A small, dark scrubfowl of forest and disturbed habitats on the Bay Islands where the only member of its family. Sooty gray plumage, bare red to gray face, slight crest at the back of the head, reddish legs, and yellowish bill. It scrapes the forest floor with its large feet to uncover invertebrates. More often heard than seen. Vocal, giving varied parrotlike squeals. A common call is 2 tuneless yelps similar to New Guinea Scrubfowl, the first note higher than the second.

An unusual and distinctive lark with a large bill and a short tail. Note the black “tear” mark below the eye. Plumage varies geographically; this lark is sandy brown in the northern part of the range and dark brown in the south. Found in dry, short grassland, usually within savanna environments, generally in small flocks. Somewhat similar to Thekla Lark, but has a larger bill and a shorter tail, and lacks a crest. The song includes short series of well-spaced slurred whistles. The typical call is a nasal whistle.