Whiskered Auklet

A medium-sized greenbul of the mountains of Cameroon and southeastern Nigeria. Remarkably uniform yellow-olive in plumage, with a red eye. Found in montane forest, secondary habitat, and scrub. Feeds in the understory and at middle levels of the forest. Somewhat similar to Western Mountain Greenbul, but easily separated by the lack of a gray head and contrasting white eye crescents. Might be confused with Cameroon Olive-Greenbul, but separated by brighter coloration overall and an olive-green rather than reddish-brown tail. The song is a chirpy series of nasal notes that ends with an accelerating flourish. 

A thrush-sized songbird. Male is entirely glossy-black, while distinctive female has a gray head, a brown back, and a buff underside with extensive barring. Singles, pairs, or small groups inhabit the canopy of forests, edges, and woodlands, from lowlands into foothills. Sometimes joins mixed-species flocks. Differs from Black-faced Cuckooshrike in lacking a clearly demarcated black face. Male is smaller and slimmer-billed than Wallacean Cuckooshrike. Song is a low, three-note rasping “gek-grrrt-grrrt.” Also gives a high-pitched “whit” call.

Generally quite common and conspicuous in wetland habitats from marshes and tidal flats to small ponds, ditches, and wet fields; nests colonially in tall trees. Mainly seen as singles or in small groups, standing quietly in or at the edge of water, less often hunting in fields. Plumage mostly gray overall, with paler neck; adult has white crown, black eyebrows, and black shoulder patch. Like other herons and egrets, flies with neck pulled in to form a bulge.