Vinous-breasted Sparrowhawk

This grosbeaklike bird is olive above and pale below with a variable amount of dark streaking on the underparts. Also look for a short white eyebrow and a hefty dark bill. Beware, some subspecies are nearly unstreaked below. Fairly widespread but usually uncommon from Costa Rica east to Venezuela and south to Peru. Occurs in the lowlands up to around 1,600 m, mostly in scrubby forest edge and second growth. Listen for sweet whistled song, sometimes with a burry tone.

A small, long-billed, long-tailed bird of dense undergrowth in lowland forest on Bohol, Leyte, and Samar islands. Olive-green on the back and wings, with an orange-brown tail often held cocked, yellow underparts, a thin yellow line around the back of the neck, and a black cap. Female has a white throat with some streaking around the edge, while the male has a black bib and a small white chin. Similar in size and shape to Rufous-fronted Tailorbird, but has yellow underparts and a black head. Voice includes monotonous piping notes given in series.

A mostly black tit with a white belly and white marks in the wings. Found in rather moist savanna and woodland and along forest edges, mostly at middle and higher elevations. Usually in pairs or small groups, and often joins mixed-species flocks. Call is a classic tit “chee-chee-di-di-di,” raspy and often repeated. The song consists of musical or slightly burry whistled phrases of 2-3 notes, each phrase repeated 2-3 times. Similar to black-tits, but easily separated by the white belly.