Sphécothère figuier Sphecotheres viridis

Male figbird is a distinctive oriole with a moss-green body and a black head with bright red facial skin. Female is brown, with a heavily streaked lighter underside and dull blue-gray or pinkish facial skin. Juvenile resembles a less boldly marked female. Gregarious; typically found in pairs or small groups within forest, edge, woodland, and mangroves in the lowlands. Occurs in a restricted range in the eastern Lesser Sundas, where it is the only figbird. Song comprises imitations, chattering, and twittering. Also gives harsh “wit,” “burr,” and trill notes: “klerr-wit-wit-wit-wit.”