Spectacled Tyrannulet

A small, plump flycatcher-like songbird with uniform olive-green upperside and entirely lemon-yellow underside. Note the yellow mark between bill and eye, contrasting with a dark line through the eye. Occupies lowland forest and mangroves, typically singly or in pairs. Restricted to the Tanimbar Islands, where there are no other similar small, bright yellow songbirds. Simple song is a series of three high-pitched whistles, “wit-too-wee.” Calls include high, thin “seeE” notes, accentuated at the end.

Small hummingbird with an extremely short, straight bill. Males are unmistakable: brilliant purple above and green below. Females are green above and whitish below with dense green spotting, especially on the flanks. Both sexes have a fairly long, notched tail. Occurs in the Andes from western Venezuela to Peru. Usually seen singly in the canopy or borders of humid elfin forest near treeline, though can gather in larger numbers at flowering trees. Also ventures into páramo; occasionally descends to lower elevations in the dry season. Seasonal movements are not understood.

An unmistakable tiny, multicolored forest kingfisher confined to Sulawesi. Has a large carrot-orange bill, a scaled blue cap, purplish cheeks, a white throat and slash on neck, orange underparts, a purple-tinged rufous-brown back, and a contrasting bright blue rump and tail. Juvenile duller, with a pale-tipped black bill. An inconspicuous inhabitant of lowland forest understory. Unique within range. Gives a quiet, thin, very high-pitched “tseeee” call.