White-bellied Thicket-Fantail

An active but easily overlooked long-tailed greenbul found in flocks in the understory and along the edges of montane forest. Can be found near ant swarms. Has a relatively long brownish tail, generally olive underparts, olive-green upperparts, a pale throat, and a gray face.  Usually found at higher elevations than other similar greenbuls. Foraging behavior and tendency to move tail and hold it lower than the body are distinctive. Often detected by its harsh chatter, “chuk-chuk-chuk,”  or its bubbling “chuk-CHURR-chrchr” song.

Medium-sized, beautifully-patterned francolin. Shows rufous patches in the wings in flight. Found on the ground in areas with thick grass, ranging from pure grassland to lush woodland. Mostly at low and moderate elevations, but sometimes found in high mountain grassland. Call is a rhythmic up-and-down repeated “chil-it, chil-chow”. Generally scarce, shy, and retiring. Range does not overlap extensively with similar francolins. Combination of complex facial pattern and belly heavily barred black-and-white are always diagnostic. Much more cleanly and boldly marked than the more washed-out and buffy Whyte’s Francolin.

Medium-sized antpitta that is almost endemic to the Colombian Andes, but barely makes it over the border into Ecuador. It has chestnut upperparts and hood with a gray breast and belly. Sexes look alike. Inhabits understory of middle- to upper-elevation cloud forest. Usually stays on the ground in deep cover where it is shy and very hard to see; occasionally ascends to a low perch to sing. Usual song is a long, mostly flat whistle repeated every few seconds.