Rufous Flycatcher-Thrush

This striking vireo is found in the canopy of lowland forest in northern Colombia and western Venezuela. The lime green upperparts contrast with a bright yellow eyebrow and throat, fading to paler yellow on the belly. Note the blue crown and thick bill with slight hook at the tip typical of vireos. No other species are bright green with such a hefty bill. Look for singles or pairs moving slowly in the trees, sometimes with a mixed-species flock. Sings a song with a few descending whistled notes.

Large-billed woodcreeper of lowland rainforest. Warm brown with subtle fine black barring on the undersides. Large red bill is distinctive. The similar Amazonian Barred-Woodcreeper is barred and can also have a reddish bill in some parts of its range, but the barring on Bar-bellied is restricted to the belly, and the bill is heavier, and usually brighter red. Rare in most areas; it seems to prefer upland areas and tall stunted growth. Sometimes found around army ant swarms. Its song is a loud, resounding series of ascending squeals: “chu-WEE, chu-WEE, chu-WEE, …”.

Distinctive crow with an ashy gray body and contrasting black head, wings, and tail. Essentially unmistakable unless seen in poor light or at a distance. Birds average paler in eastern parts of range, with “Mesopotamian Crow” of Iraq and southwestern Iran being almost black-and-white. Found in varied open and semiopen habitats from towns and farmland to open woodland and moorland. Found in pairs or small groups, not usually in large flocks except at roosts. Hybridizes with Carrion Crow where the two overlap. Gives typical crow caws, often indistinguishable from those of Carrion Crow.