Sulawesi Honey-buzzard

Predominantly cinnamon-brown, this attractive laughingthrush also has olive-yellow wings, silvery cheeks and nape, and a thin but bright white eye-ring. Moves actively in pairs or small flocks on or near the ground in the dense undergrowth of montane forests. Gives loud fluid-sounding “chi’rew-bu’wit!”.

One of the most common and widespread warblers; often the core member of mixed warbler flocks during migration, especially early in spring and late in fall. Two main populations: “Audubon’s” breeds mainly in the mountains of the western U.S. and into British Columbia; “Myrtle” breeds from the eastern U.S. across Canada to Alaska. All plumages show a bright yellow rump and yellow on the sides. Most “Audubon’s” have a yellow throat, but dull immature females can be off-white. “Myrtle” Warblers have a white throat that wraps around below the cheek. Both subspecies breed in coniferous or mixed forests, often near clearings or edges. In migration and winter, found in any woodland or open shrubby area, including coastal dunes, fields, parks, and residential areas. Often sallies out from a conspicuous perch to snatch insects. Also eats berries in the winter. Calls frequently: a flat “check” (Myrtle) or rising “chit” (Audubon’s). Another distinctive sedentary population, surely a separate species, occurs very locally in the highlands of Guatemala: Goldman’s Warbler. Males are strikingly black overall, and show a mostly yellow throat with white corners.

A drab flycatcher with brown upperparts, a paler gray underside, and rufous coloration in the tail, rump, and wing. Shows a pale mark between the bill and the eye. Juvenile shows a mottled head and buff wing markings. Found within shady forest understory in lowlands and hills. Confined to Peleng Island. Longer-billed and longer-tailed than female Snowy-browed Flycatcher, and lacks the warm buffy breast. Song is a simple, crisp warble of around four rising and falling notes. Also gives a thrush-like thin, high-pitched “tseeyup” note.