White-bellied Pygmy-Tyrant

Myiornis albiventris

A tiny puffball of feathers that looks like a bumblebee crossed with a down pillow. Minute size and compact shape prevent confusion with most other species, but also note the faint dusky streaking on whitish underparts, indistinct black crescent behind the eye, and olive-yellow upperparts. Found in both secondary and primary humid woodland, but can be difficult to spot as it moves in the canopy of tall trees. Its song is an easily overlooked, insect-like short, fast trill that accelerates into a buzz.

分类信息

学名
Myiornis albiventris
命名信息
(Berlepsch & Stolzmann, 1894)
Passeriformes
Tyrannidae
Myiornis

分布与栖息地

迁徙
Resident species

保护状况

种群趋势
declining

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分布

鸟叫声

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Black-bellied Sunbird

Black-bellied Sunbird

Cinnyris nectarinioides

A slim, long-billed sunbird in which breeding males and females are very different. Breeding males are mostly dark iridescent green with a red band across the underparts. The red band is bordered by narrow yellow stripes in the southern part of the range. Females are plain, with gray-brown upperparts and pale underparts with dark streaking. Found in dry thorn savanna. Similar to Beautiful Sunbird, but breeding males are separated by the less extensive or absent yellow in their belly band, and females by being more streaked below. The common calls are quiet chips and “tip” notes, and the song is a high-pitched jumble typical of sunbirds. 

Slaty-headed Parakeet

Slaty-headed Parakeet

Psittacula himalayana

A medium-sized parakeet with a bluish-gray head, green body, red bill, and yellow-tipped tail. Males and females are alike, except that males have a red patch on the shoulder. Often found in large flocks which feed on fruits, blossoms, and crops. The call is a harsh, grating screech with a metallic quality. Similar to Gray-headed Parakeet, but Slaty-headed Parakeet has a darker head, an indistinct black collar, and a different call.

Plain Pigeon

Plain Pigeon

Patagioenas inornata

A large pale pigeon of woodlands and forest edges; often found perching high in trees. Its ruddy shoulders and unbanded tail readily separate it from the similar Ring-tailed Pigeon. When perched, note the whispy whitish leading edge to wing, seen as a bar on upperwing in flight, that is suggestive of White-winged Dove, but that species has brighter white wing markings and is smaller. Scaly-naped and White-crowned Pigeons are much darker. Call is a soft, deep “HOOO-hoo-hoooo” and variations thereof but never similar to “oooOOO-hooo” of Ring-tailed Pigeon.

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