Gray-lined Hawk

Small arboreal Australian robin. Male slaty-gray above, with pink breast and white belly and undertail. White outer tail feathers noticeable when sallying for insects, recalling fantails. Female gray above, paler below, with pink tinges to the breast. Often droops wings while perched and shivers. Forages in the mid-story of rainforest of southeastern Australia. Song a long, distinctive phrase that is worth learning.

Medium-sized marsh bird, plump and chickenlike. Slaty gray below and brown above. Note bright red legs and long greenish-yellow bill. Most similar to Plumbeous Rail but lacks red on base of bill. Found in marshy habitats including pastures and rice fields. Secretive but sometimes seen feeding at the edge of dense grasses; flicks tail when it walks. More often heard than seen: listen for loud, grating squeals.

Rather local but sometimes numerous in the high Andes. Favors puna grasslands, stony plains with shrubby bushes, villages, and bogs. Often in flocks, sometimes mixed with other species, and feeds mainly on the ground. Both sexes rather uniform bright greenish yellow overall (female averages duller) with a relatively stout, grayish bill. Greenish Yellow-Finch of usually lower elevations is duller (especially the female), with a smaller and more pointed bill. Bright-rumped Yellow-Finch sometimes occurs with Puna, but has grayish cheeks, back, and flanks.