Ticking Doradito

Small songbird with bright yellowish upperparts and white “goggles.” Most subspecies have gray underparts; subspecies “unicus” of Sumbawa and Flores has a yellow belly. Compare with other white-eyes in various parts of their range; note present species combination of dark iris and yellow back. Inhabits a wide range of different wooded habitats across its range, including coastal scrub, mangroves, inland forests, and forest edge. Forages actively in small to medium-sized flocks, sometimes mixing with other species. Can be quite common on small islands. Twittering song is bright but unremarkable. Most frequently given call is a somewhat variable high-pitched, descending “djee.”

Medium-sized antshrike found in the understory of lowland forest and edge, especially in dense thickets. Male is entirely dark glossy black with a relatively short tail and a stout, hooked bill. Female is very distinctive: rufous above with a darker blackish head and breast covered with paler streaks and a buffy-brown belly. Found in pairs, usually working their way through vine tangles or thickets. Listen for an accelerating series of clucks.

A small typical ‘double-collared’ sunbird. Male has a variable width red breast band, violet-purple rump, and pale olive belly. Female and immature are duller. Singles and pairs frequent montane forest, forest edge, and gardens. Eastern Miombo Sunbird is larger than Forest Double-collared, with a gray-brown (not olive) belly and bluish (not violet-purple) rump, and preferring broadleaved woodland to montane forest; Montane Double-collared is larger with a longer bill. Has a typical jumbled sunbird song.