Pitcairn Reed Warbler

A distinctive crow with a strikingly long bill, noticeable even in flight. Adults have purple-glossed blackish plumage and a prominent pale eye. Juveniles are dark-eyed and lack gloss. Occurs in the canopy of any areas with trees, where it is typically seen in small, active, vociferous groups. Restricted to the north Moluccas. Noticeably longer-billed than local Torresian Crows. Gives high-pitched “krak-krak-krak” calls repeatedly and often.

A long-tailed, slender songbird with fine bill. Males rich blue-gray above, white below, with a blue-gray bib with convex lower edge (curves upward at the edges). Crown paler than throat, lending male a bearded appearance in optimal light. Male Satin Flycatcher has uniformly dark head, blackish (not grayish) tail feathers, and concave bib edge. Female paler blue-gray above, with pale orange throat and breast. Inhabits varied woodlands, perches high in the canopy, often shakes the tail rapidly. Song a repeated two-note whistle; call a loud buzzing “zerp.”

A fairly large, short-tailed bird of mid-mountane forest canopy in the Foja Mountains. Male is mainly black with white flanks, bronzy-scaled chest and 6 antennalike feathers projecting from the back of the head. Note the blue eye. The female is dull brown above with rufous in the wing, strongly-barred underparts and pale bands above and below the eye. The male dances at a terrestrial display court. There are no other similar birds-of-paradise that co-occur. Vocalizations include loud rasps, rattles or a single or double-note squeak “wi-dik!”.