Comoro Black Parrot

Uncommon and elusive hawk of Patagonian forest in central and southern Chile and neighboring parts of Argentina. Adult is mostly gray with darker crown and upperparts; underparts are mottled or barred with white and chestnut. Rufous thighs are often hidden from view. Immature is browner with thick, dark streaks on the underparts. No similar raptor is found in its range. Usually stays inside forest and almost never soars. Feeds mainly on birds. Formerly treated as a subspecies of Bicolored Hawk; the two species are not known to overlap.

Medium-sized, gray bird of tepui highlands. Male is unmistakable with pink collar and undertail coverts; female lacks pink collar. Generally occurs above 800 meters on tepui slopes, where it is an uncommon resident of the mid-story and canopy of tall forest; moves sluggishly and can be difficult to detect when not vocalizing. Feeds mainly on fruit, and is usually encountered alone but may associate with other species at fruiting trees. Most common vocalization is a single sharp rising whistled note, which may be lengthened and slurred downward, given at fairly long intervals. Size, shape and behavior recall Screaming Piha, which does not occur in tepui highlands.

A large, pale-brown, ground-dwelling cuckoo with rusty wings and back. Skulks in bushes and low cover, where it moves clumsily as it searches for small invertebrates, small mammals, and birds to prey on. Like other coucals, it is a cuckoo that builds its own nest. Common throughout its range in gardens, groves, disturbed forests, paddyfields, etc. The song is a series of deep and resonant “hoop” notes.