White-cheeked Tit

Medium-sized flycatcher with a plumage pattern—brownish above, yellow below—that recalls Tropical Kingbird, but Sulphury Flycatcher is much darker gray on the face and head and has a contrasting white throat. Inhabits a variety of forest types but is most common in flooded and edge habitats with many palms—especially common in Moriche palm stands in savanna regions. Generally sluggish; usually in pairs, which take inconspicuous perches and sally to surrounding vegetation for insects (unlike kingbirds, which sit on exposed perches and tend to catch insects from the air). Highly vocal; distinctive, loud calls have electric quality and are usually heard before birds are seen.

Looks very much like a chiffchaff, and best identified by voice: song is pleasant, slightly descending warble, very different from song of chiffchaff. Compared to chiffchaff, Willow Warbler is often brighter, more yellowish (especially in autumn) with stronger pale eyebrow, pinkish legs, and tends not to habitually dip its tail. However, many birds seen are best left unidentified. Found in wooded habitats, from mixed forest to willow thickets in open country.

Round-headed and long-tailed, this endearing social bird is a common and familiar inhabitant of forests, gardens, reedbeds, and scrubby farmland throughout its range. Adults are warm orange-brown overall, darkest in wings and tail, with bright rufous patches in the wings. Confiding, allowing close approach, but tends to stay in dense vegetation and is often more easily detected by vocalizations: a loud buzzy chatter or a few introductory notes followed by a high, thin “pee-ee-ee.”