Elegant Tern

Tiny, compact, black-and-white falcon. Black above, with a white chest and pale orangish belly. Male has a white crown and face; in female, the white is replaced by rusty orange. Restricted to northern Borneo, where mostly unmistakable; in narrow range of overlap with Black-thighed Falconet, look for White-fronted’s white or orange crown and paler underparts. Like other falconets, frequently encountered in pairs or groups. Perches up on bare branches in open forest, forest edge, and clearings.

Unmistakable black flowerpiercer with a bold white mustache and a reddish vent. Some subspecies have a variable red and white chest patch. Sexes similar. Resembles a tanager with a slender hooked bill, and tends to hold its body horizontal as it forages in low shrubs in humid habitats around and above the treeline. Its song is a rapid, jumbled series of high whistles.

A tiny bird with a short, sharp bill and demonic red eyes. The namesake yellow vent is not as readily apparent as the golden-olive upperparts and the long black streaks on its snow-white breast and belly. Inhabits lowland and foothill forests, gardens, and edges. Like many other flowerpeckers, most readily found hanging around mistletoe. Gives quiet chipping and buzzing notes.