Sabine's Spinetail

A tiny drab bird with a sharp bill, a dull olive-gray back, buff underparts, and a black-speckled forehead. Found in dry savanna and thornscrub, usually in pairs or small flocks. Tame but inconspicuous. Similar to Yellow Penduline-Tit, but much duller: buffy rather than yellow below, without white edges on the wing feathers. Vocalizations include high-pitched “sit” notes and long dry trills. 

Rare brushfinch with a highly restricted range in the eastern Andes of central Peru. It has an ornate head pattern with a partial black mask bordered by chestnut, black-and-white mustache stripes, and a white spot between the eye and the bill. The only similar species is Apurimac Brushfinch, which is found farther southeast and has a smaller mask and thinner black mustache. Black-spectacled inhabits scrubby areas at the forest edge. Song is a series of rich, wheezing notes.

This widespread thrush shows a large amount of geographical variation. The upperparts are generally gray-brown, while the underparts can be buff, gray, or rufous. All across the range, shows a yellow bill. Found in a range of habitats, including forest edge, woodland, gardens, and cultivation. In areas without Abyssinian Thrush, also occurs in montane forest. The song is a pretty, variable series of chatty whistles and trills which can continue for a long time without a pause. Similar to Abyssinian Thrush, but found at lower elevations in areas of overlap, and is generally paler, with a paler yellow bill.