Tit Berrypecker

Prominent black forecrown and contrast between pinky breast and white throat distinctive. Bill thicker and more rounded than Great Gray Shrike. Found in open country with scattered bushes and trees with prominent perches, often seen perching on telephone wires. A warmth-loving summer migrant breeding in southern Europe and wintering in Africa. Feeds mostly on invertebrates.

Restricted to high-elevation forest (above 2,000 meters) in the Annamite Mountains of central Vietnam. Predominantly gray with gold and rusty patches in the wings and tail. Darker centers to feathers on the breast and back give it a delicately scalloped appearance. Forages singly or in pairs in thick vegetation; also sometimes with flocks of Red-tailed Laughingthrushes. Gives a two-part meowing call.

Small bird of foothill forests. Males have a pale buffy body with black head, wings, and tail; females are much more drab, with a grayish-green head, pale bluish-green back, and yellowish underparts. In good light, both sexes show blue in flight feathers. Found in foothill forests and edge habitats, dry valleys, and in humid forest around the bases of the tepuis. Usually observed at fruiting trees, often in pairs or small family groups, from lower levels into canopy. Calls are indistinct chips and twitters. Plumage pattern of male is distinctive; females are more confusing but are seldom seen without males, facilitating identification; note contrasting gray head and (at close range) blue in wings.