Red-breasted Dotterel

A distinctive, fairly large hummingbird with a super long bill. Note the streaky throat and breast, and dull green upperparts with a coppery crown. The tail has a pale gray base, a broad black band, and white tips. Sexes similar, although female lacks toothlike serrations on bill (nearly impossible to see in the field). Found in lowlands and foothills from extreme eastern Panama to northwest Ecuador. Typically occurs within mature humid forest where it feeds in the lower to middle levels.

A large Galápagos finch with a bulky bill. Bill typically appears bulbous, showing a ridge along the upper edge that juts up where it meets the crown feathers. Bill is black on breeding male and dull orange on female and nonbreeding male. Adult male’s plumage is sooty-black; female is brown with paler underparts that are streaked with gray. Medium Ground-Finch has smaller, shallower bill lacking ridge along the top. However, bill size varies among individuals, and not all birds can be confidently identified. Common in arid habitats near the coast, and scarce in the highlands. Found on most islands, but absent from Baltra, Santa Fé, San Cristóbal, Española, Darwin, and Wolf. Formerly occurred on Floreana, but there are no recent records.

A fairly small bird of lowland and foothill forest and edge. Blue feet and yellow bill. Male has white belly, bright red upperparts down to the upper chest, metallic green breast band with thin yellow line above and 2 tail wires ending in a metallic green, snail-shaped disk. Female is brown with barred underparts. Male unmistakable. Female similar to female Magnificent Bird-of-Paradise, but female King has yellow rather than blue bill. Voice, a descending series of nasal whines.