White-tailed Lapwing

Large, gray-brown thrush. Note the white throat streaked with brown and the yellow bill. Inhabits seasonally flooded forest, and locally also savanna and white sand forests, where it mostly forages at lower levels. The song is slow, with whistled notes, and the species also makes mewing calls and rapid “cuk” notes. The similar Hauxwell's Thrush and Black-billed Thrush have black bills.

Fairly small woodpecker, overall olive-green with bright red crown and mustache. Barred belly. Female similar to male but shows red only on nape. Both sexes have pale eye. Don’t look for rufous in the wing, it’s very subtle! Found in forests and edges, singly or in pairs.

Spectacular male shows diagnostic maroon sides to head and collar, iridescent metallic blue-green forehead and crown, blue shoulder, moss-green back, and yellow rump. Underside is uniform bright yellow in both sexes, although female is entirely olive above. Juvenile resembles female but with pale legs. Singles and pairs inhabit forest, shrubbery, and plantations in lowlands and lower hills, often joining mixed-species flocks. Female can be separated from female Black and Brown-throated Sunbirds by bright yellow underparts and lack of yellow eyebrow. Gives high-pitched “tzeeet” calls. Song is an undulating trill.