Spot-winged Grosbeak

A particularly sharply-dressed bulbul. Throughout most of its range, gray overall with bright yellow-green wing panels, round brown ear patches, and a white throat. Birds in southern Indochina are browner overall, with less contrast. Dark bushy crest is often raised, giving the bird a messy-haired appearance. Inhabits a wide range of wooded habitats in foothill, submontane, and montane regions, often foraging in flocks with other bulbul species. Song consists of short, jumbled phrases of metallic warbled notes. Calls are variable, including both harsh chattering and tuneful piping notes.

Fairly common in brushy fields and coastal scrub of Yucatan Peninsula region, where 'bob-WHITE!' song sounds just like that of other bobwhites. Usually found in groups or pairs, sometimes not far from villages or other human habitation; best seen on quiet roads and trails. Like most quail, flushes explosively from close range with excited calling, and perches readily up in trees when flushed. The only quail of open habitats in most of its range; compare Singing Quail, which occurs inside tropical forest.

Restricted to the rocky coastline of northern and central Chile, where it is rarely seen far from crashing waves; also ranges to adjacent sandy beaches at river mouths. Usually seen as singles or pairs, foraging in the intertidal zone, or singing with wings raised and fluttered from seaside rocks. Largest cinclodes in Chile and identified by very narrow whitish eyebrow, bold white breast streaking, and rather stout bill, which it uses to smash open small crabs. Other cinclodes occur alongside Seaside Cinclodes mainly in winter.