Bananal Antbird

Huge gamebird of conifer forest, adjacent moorland, and clearings with shrubs, mainly in wilder areas. Mostly elusive, but occasional males go "rogue" and attack hikers. Groups of males display just after dawn in early spring, holding their tail raised and fanned like a turkey. Massive male is blackish overall with long tail, white shoulder spot. Female appreciably smaller than male, told from smaller female Black Grouse by unbarred rusty breast and bright rusty tail with black bars.

A small endemic songbird found only on the North Island of New Zealand. Note distinctive whitish head and underparts. Females and juveniles have cinnamon tinge to crown and nape. Often encountered in small feeding flocks that move quickly and loudly through the canopy with harsh chattering calls, trills, and slurs. Favors tall native forest and shrubs. Although a reluctant flier, the species is agile and acrobatic as it forages for insects, often hanging upside down. Male has a clear canary-like song. Adults can be seen feeding far larger Long-tailed Koel chicks, as this species is a favored host of that nest parasite.

Rare flycatcher found in cloud forest along the east slope of the Andes in northern and central Peru, barely reaching over the border into southeastern Ecuador. Male is dark sooty gray; female is grayish-olive with pale wingbars and faint streaking below. Similar to White-winged Black-Tyrant, but male Jelski’s is grayer and lacks white in the wings (which is usually only evident in flight) and female Jelski’s is much darker, especially on the underparts. No overlap with Plumbeous Black-Tyrant.