Collared Imperial-Pigeon

Energetic and pugnacious little vanga, far more colorful than other newtonias. The head is gray, the eye black, the back reddish, and the underparts whitish. Rare and enigmatic Madagascar endemic bird that has been recorded at a handful of sites in low and middle elevation eastern rainforest. Song is a loud series of “wheet” or “chu-wheet” notes. Very similar to female of much more common Red-tailed Vanga. Identified by its smaller size, much smaller and sharper bill, and lack of a buffy ring around the eye. Dark eye and more colorful plumage separate Red-tailed from Common and Dark Newtonias. 

An unremarkable drab, brown flycatcher, gray-brown above and pale below. Note the pale base to the bill. Juveniles have spotted upperparts. Found singly or in pairs in understory of lowland forest and edge. Limited to Sumba Island. Differs from Asian Brown Flycatcher in being shorter-winged, with a less distinct eye-ring. Separated from the larger Flores Jungle-Flycatcher and from the more rufescent Sumba Flycatcher by its bicolored bill. Song is a soft complex of disorderly high whistled notes, ending in a weak trill. Call is a thin, high-pitched whistle, “tseeoo.”

A forest barn-owl with rich rufous coloration over its entire body. Particularly note the rufous facial disk and forecrown to aid identification. Juvenile is browner-winged, with speckled gray underparts. Inhabits forest understory within lowlands and mountains, avoiding open country. Confined to Sulawesi. Smaller and more richly rufous-colored overall than Sulawesi Masked-Owl, with a rufous facial disk and forecrown and fewer dark markings on the wings and upperparts. Also note preference for closed-forest habitat. Call is a single long piercing screech: “SHEEEEEEEER.”