Azure-rumped Parrot

Large and distinctive weaver. Note the pale bill, bold head pattern, rufous back, and white wingbars. Found locally in miombo broadleaf woodland. Quiet and inconspicuous bird that feeds on the ground but often perches up in trees. The most common vocalization is a loose, metallic trill. Somewhat like White-browed Sparrow-Weaver, but easily separated by pale bill, striped head pattern, and rufous back.

Small olive-yellow warbler-like bird, restricted to a handful of islands in the New Georgia Group, in the west-central Solomon Islands. Formerly lumped with Dark-eyed White-eye; note present species’ bright white eye-ring and yellow belly. A social bird, often moving in single-species as well as mixed-species flocks. Song is a bright, chirpy, up-and-down series of notes; calls include unremarkable descending “djew!” , as well as cheeping and chirping notes.

Very local and nomadic in lower foothills of the Andes. Favors dry stony slopes and canyons, but ranges readily into nearby fields and scrubby areas. Usually in flocks and in areas where other yellow-finches do not occur, but associates readily in fields with other seed-eating birds. Male suggests Bright-rumped Yellow-Finch (of high Andes), but has dark streaking on back, a stouter bill, and a duller yellowish rump. Female is drab overall, but with distinct dark back steaking and a stout bill; usually in company with males.