South Melanesian Cuckooshrike

Quiet and inconspicuous denizen of lowland and foothill rainforest in eastern Panama, western Colombia, and northwestern Ecuador. One of the dullest of all manakins; both sexes have nearly uniform olive plumage with a slightly brighter yellow belly. Some birds show a faint, pale eyering. Distinguished from females of other manakin species by its longer tail as well as its grayish legs and bill. Rarely vocalizes, but sometimes gives short, descending whistles or a series of rapid, sputtering trills. Formerly considered a subspecies group of Green Manakin.

Brown antwren with reddish tail and wings. Head is gray in both sexes, fading into a warmer brown lower body. Cream wingbars. Slightly longer tailed than similar antwrens and typically forages higher in the midstory. Often joins mixed-species flocks with other antwrens and antshrikes. Listen for its song: a steady series of high, rising “pseet” notes.

A large glossy-black starling with a wedge-shaped tail and brick-red windows in the wings that are striking in flight. The male and female have black and gray heads respectively. Pairs and flocks prefer rocky outcrops, cliffs, and gorges, within the savanna zone. Similar to Chestnut-winged Starling, but found in different habitat, and separated by being chunkier, with a much heavier bill and broader tail. The vocalizations are characteristic loud liquid oriole-like contact calls and other musical whistles and warbles.