Malabar Starling

A dull bulbul: plain brown all over. Adult’s eyes can be bone white or blood red depending on region; red-eyed form of Cream-vented can be confusingly similar to Red-eyed Bulbul, but the latter has a buffy-brown (not pale cream-colored) vent. Juvenile has pale brownish eyes. Unlike Streak-eared and Olive-winged bulbuls, Cream-vented lacks streaked ear coverts. Song is high-pitched, somewhat halting, and liquidly squeaky: “krr-bick-krr-kih-bick!”

Long-tailed corvid of Borneo’s hilly and montane forests; the only treepie in its range. Note stout black bill, black wings with white patch, and warm buffy brown underparts and face. Social and noisy; often encountered in flocks as individuals keep in contact with one another via an assortment of squawks, rasps, and clinking metallic notes. Can be fairly tame, allowing close approach, especially around trails and campsites.

Small honeyeater with white throat and orange-red breast band. Face is gray, back is brown, and belly is white. Feeds on insects and nectar in woodlands, often near water. Also found in mangroves. Juveniles lack the rusty breast band and also have pink on the bill. Found at lower altitudes in northern Australia and New Guinea. This species is abundant in parks and gardens in Darwin.