Stripe-breasted Tit

Fairly distinctive swift found in northwestern South America. Medium-sized with slightly notched tail. Blackish overall with a white throat and white band across the lower belly. Namesake white tips on tail can be difficult to see. Compare with Andean Swift, which has longer, more sickle-shaped wings, a deeper forked tail, and more extensive white on the breast. White-tipped is typically found in small flocks at fairly high elevations, from around 1,300 to 2,700 m (higher than Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift), and often does not associate with other swift species. Occurs over a variety of habitats including forest and drier, more open areas.

A medium-sized bird of lowland and foothill forest. Forages on the ground. Ashy-gray above with black-and-white bars in the wing and the face. Underparts white, with black spots concentrated in the chest. Similar to White’s and Sunda Thrushes, but smaller, with spots rather than scales below and an obvious black vertical bar through the eye. Song is a simple medium-pitched whistled melody. Also gives harsh grating calls.

Striking, long-tailed and long-winged harrier. Glides with wings held in a raised v-shape. Males have a white belly and a dark gray back, head and throat, while the larger females have a brown back and head. Also occurs as a rarer dark morph, which has an all-dark body and underwings. Juveniles are similar to females but heavily streaked on the breast. Found in open country including marshes, grasslands, and rice fields.