Red-billed Leiothrix

Birds / Songbirds

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The Red-billed Leiothrix is a small forest songbird with a red bill, olive upperparts, and warm yellow and orange coloring around the throat and breast. Native to Asia, it has established introduced populations in Hawaii and elsewhere. Dense understory provides shelter as it searches for fruit and small invertebrates. Its calls may be easier to detect than the bird itself. A brief appearance between leaves can reveal surprisingly vivid colors in an otherwise shaded forest scene.

Reference: Cornell Lab of Ornithology: All About Birds