Rufous-tailed Antbird

A fairly small, long-legged bird of montane forest floor. Brown above with rufous edges to the flight feathers, buffy chest, white throat, and white spot behind the bill. Same general shape and habits as the Greater Ground-Robin, but Lesser occurs at lower elevations and is much smaller. Heard more often than seen. Song, a series of whistled notes, either rising, falling or the same pitch.

Small songbird with long, pale-tipped tail, tiny, thin bill. Gray above, pale below, with narrow pale wingbars and a thin black border between white throat and chest. Frequently cocks and fans tail. Subspecies vary in upperparts tone and extent of white in the tail. Inhabits wide range of habitats, very active in foraging, and rarely perches in the same place for long.

A small gray-and-white bird with a contrasting darker cap. Males are gray above and white below with a sharply defined black cap, set off by white nape and lores which are both visible at some distance; female plumage is similar, but browner above and with a chestnut cap. Found in wet savannas and open woodland, often near water; avoids humid dense forest regions. Perches upright, often in bare branches. Feeds on insects and fruit. Song is an unusual series of peeps and high, quavering whistles. Male is similar to male Cinereous Becard but has more slender shape, slighter bill, and white (not gray) nape; females of the two species are very different.