Slender-billed Finch

Fairly small antshrike. Males are dark gray with a black throat. Females are tinged brown above and tawny below with a contrasting whitish throat. Found in the understory of lowland humid forest. Often leads mixed-species flocks; occasionally attends army-ant swarms. Sings a series of gradually ascending notes that ends with a harsh final note. Similar to Cinereous Antshrike, which can occur in the same flocks, but differs in throat color and in song.

A unique Javan endemic, this species’ namesake rufous tail sets it apart from the other two fantails on the island. Also note white throat and “angry” eyebrows. An active inhabitant of foothill and montane forests, often moving with mixed flocks in tangled vegetation in the lower nad middle levels of forest. Song is a comical squeaky series of up-and-down notes. Call is a dry “chrit.”

A rare, medium-sized drab bird of lowland and foothill forest understory on Negros and Panay. Fairly large for a flycatcher. Dark brown above and on the chest, with a white throat and belly. Very similar to White-vented Whistler, but Negros Jungle-Flycatcher has a thinner bill and duller brown upperparts. Song is a descending sequence of high-pitched metallic notes, sometimes rising again at the end.