Pemba Green-Pigeon

A small stonechat-like bird with a relatively long, slim bill. Male has blackish upperparts, a dark face, a white chin, and a whitish, contrasting eyebrow. Breeding males are darker and more contrasting overall than nonbreeding males. Females are brownish overall, with pale underparts, a pale eyebrow, and a lightly streaked brown back. Both sexes often forage on the ground, where they perform a strange “puff-and-roll” display, which involves puffing out the chest and moving from side-to-side. Rare, found in dry, arid scrubland.

Handsome and unmistakable little Javan endemic, often encountered clumping about in the undergrowth of forest edges, overgrown farms and gardens, and other disturbed habitats; happily, still quite widespread and common due to its habitat preferences, unlike many less fortunate Javan species. Bright rufous above and grayish below. Extent of rufous on the underparts vary amongst subspecies; Balinese birds are the most extensively rufous below. Typically forages in the understory, but will occasionally move about higher in the forest. Joins mixed flocks; also forages singly or in pairs. Song is a soft but rapid series: “whoowhoowhowhowhowho.” Call is a fast, dry chatter. These two vocalizations can be combined in a duet.

A colorful, boldly marked bunting. Note the black-and-white facial pattern, the brown back and rump, and the yellow underparts. Found in broadleaf woodland, moist savanna, and cultivated areas. Similar to Golden-breasted Bunting, but separated by the narrower black stripes on the face, the yellow belly, and the lack of white wingbars. Somewhat similar to Cabanis’s Bunting, but separated by the brown back and the mostly white rather than black cheek patch. The song is a quick warbling jumble, ending on a higher trill.