Andaman Green-Pigeon

Tiny, scale-covered piculet with sandy brown back and dirty white underparts. Male has black crown with red forecrown, dark with white dots in female. The dusky scaling is variable in intensity, being weaker in the southern regions and stronger in northern regions. Forages actively along small branches and vines, in mixed flocks, alone, or in pairs; very territorial. Common and widespread in dry to humid forest, light woodland, and shrubby areas, including urban settings. Voice three to six high and well-spaced notes, “seek…seek...seek.” The only scaled piculet, but southern populations can be similar to White-bellied Piculet, separated by Scaled’s smaller size, smaller bill, and less contrast between red and black in crown of male.

A massive eagle with a short but prominent crest. The adult is uniformly brown on the head, back, and chest, with a pale belly covered in brown blotches. In flight the underwings are brown. Either solitary or in pairs, it inhabits woodland, plains, and semi-desert, where it hunts for vertebrates. Martial Eagles have extremely keen eyesight and can locate prey from six kilometers away. They hunt mostly on the wing and surprise prey from above. Juvenile Martial and Crowned eagles are similar, but Martial has whitish (not buffy) underparts, unspotted flanks, and narrower bars on the tail.

A medium-large, highly variable eagle that can range in overall color from whitish or creamy dull rufous to grayish-brown, and rarely dark brown. It has a moderately long gape line that stops at the center of the eye and slit-shaped nostrils. Legs are short and heavily feathered, with baggy “trousers.” Juveniles are generally paler than adults, while older immatures can have a dark hood and pale body. Mostly a bird of plains and open scrub; rarely seen over water, and avoids forests. Overall not as heavy looking as the Steppe Eagle, and never has a rich brown color tone.