Numfor Paradise-Kingfisher

Endemic pipit found in open habitats from coastline to alpine shrublands. Scarce in intensively farmed areas. Prominent pale eyebrow with brown streaked upper body, pale underparts and brown streaking on breast. Distinctive 'tzweep' call given year round. Repeated high-pitched 'pip-it' territorial song heard mainly in August-February. Often seen walking rather than hopping, frequently flicking their long tail when they stop, or when perched. Can form loose flocks in autumn and winter. Very similar to introduced Eurasian Skylark. Note lack of large head crest, a more slender body, and distinctive habit of wagging its long tail up and down.

A medium-sized brown babbler with a cinnamon-orange rump and long black streaks across a white chest. Occurs in lowland and lower foothill primary and secondary growth forests. Like many other babblers, travels through the lower levels of forest in large bands, which call noisily as they go. Gives a loud ‘who-whip, who-whip, who-whip’ or ‘whup whup whup’ as they travel, as well as a loud, strident ‘ki-chirr, ki-chirr!’.

Rare and poorly-known hummingbird with extremely limited range near the border of Panama and Colombia. The most distinctive feature on this medium-sized hummingbird is the pale rufous outer tail feathers, present on both males and females. Also note small cinnamon patch on wings. Male has glittering blue-green throat. Female is paler below with a cinnamon wash on throat. Occurs in the foothills and highlands, usually in the lower to middle levels of forest.