Himalayan Beautiful Rosefinch

Small, with a long, often fanned brown tail tipped with white and a cream-colored undertail. Mostly brown with a slightly darker head, a limited white throat, and two buffy wingbars. Prefers undisturbed primary forest up to 700 meters of elevation. Similar to Rufous Fantail, but not as red, and lacks the white belly and black chest band. Separated from Gray Fantail by being much darker below, with broader white tail tips and no black chest band. Song is an upward-spiraling trill. Common call is a soft “chit.”

Common tanager, found in a variety of forest habitats. Usually seen from below, in which case it is best identified by uniform dark underparts with rufous lower belly and undertail coverts, and active behavior. The shining white rump can be seen from most angles on perched birds, even when high overhead. Found in tall rainforest, shorter-stature forests on sandy soils, and in disturbed areas. Groups move rapidly through treetops, usually with other species of small tanagers, feeding on fruit. Calls are indistinct chips, often given in rapid series in flight.

Shy antshrike found in understory of lowland and foothill rainforest. Male is dark gray or black; he also has small white dots on the shoulder and a white line at the bend of the wing, but these features are not always evident in the field. Female is plain brown; on the western edge of the range, she also has a black face, throat, and tail. Usually first detected by voice: song is a soft series of evenly spaced, nasal caws.