Plain Gerygone

Skulking warbler of grassy areas such as overgrown fields and marshes. Male has a striking black bandit mask, and his gray crown helps to separate him from other yellowthroats in range. Female is plain and confusing; she is yellower on the belly than female Common Yellowthroat, and tends to have darker upperparts than Olive-crowned Yellowthroat. Female also similar to female Yellow Warbler, but has a thicker bill and darker back. Song is a rather variable series of sweet whistles; also give a short, descending churr. Pairs usually stay hidden in dense vegetation. Males occasionally come up to sing or call from a more exposed perch. Note its range; after a taxonomical update, this species ranges only in northern South America.

A small bird of montane forest and scrub. Feeds on seeding bamboo. Green above with bright red rump and uppertail, pale blue underparts, and a whitish lower belly. Note the pinkish legs and thick black bill. Female is similar to the male but slightly duller. The only bird of a similar size and color in its range is Philippine Hanging-Parrot, which has a hooked red bill. Gives quiet “chink” calls.

Dark brown dove with long, broad tail. Head and underparts a rich cinnamon, upperparts dark gray, with a faint purple gloss on the neck visible in optimal light. Like most cuckoo-doves, shy and unobtrusive, typically foraging in dense growth and occasionally on edges and trail margins. Darker, longer-tailed, and less marked than most other forest doves in its range. Song a hooting “woo-woop-woo-woo!” usually delivered from deep cover.