Streaky Seedeater

A large fruit dove of forest on islands. Distinctive looking with gray neck and chest, dark red cap, and orange belly with white chest band. Travels in small flocks in search of fruiting trees in which it forages actively. Similar to Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove, although the race that coincides has no rose-crown. Wallace’s Fruit-Dove differs in having an obvious white chest band. Typical of fruit doves, it leans forward and puffs out its chest when vocalizing. Call, a descending “wooo”.

A large duck, generally common and familiar within its extensive range. Males are distinctive with iridescent green head, yellow bill, chestnut breast, and gray body. Females are mottled brown with orange and black splotches on the bill. Found anywhere with water, including city parks, backyard creeks, and various wetland habitats. Often in flocks, and frequently mixes with other duck species. In North America, females can be tricky to distinguish from American Black Duck, Mottled Duck, and Mexican Duck where ranges overlap. Those species are all darker-bodied than Mallard. A good view of the wing can be helpful, too: white wingbars on the leading and trailing edges of the blue wing patch are bolder on Mallard. Frequently hybridizes with those species, which can be even more confusing. Any bird with extensive white in the tail or curled feathers above the tail has some Mallard genes.

A small finchlike species with a short and stubby bill. Males are mostly gray with a white chin and central belly with white spots on the wings. Females are olive-brown above and buff below, and lack the white wing spot. Inhabits tall mature grasslands, often near water; often forms flocks with other seedaters.