Cameroon Speirops

Dull manakin of seasonally flooded swamp forest in Amazonian lowlands. Male is less colorful than most manakins, with brown upperparts, cinnamon underparts, and a white throat; his orange crown is usually hidden and not often seen in the field. Female is duller; she is mostly olive-brown with a pale throat and face, and lacks a crown patch. Usually seen at lower to middle levels of forest along streams and lakes. Typical song is a rapid trill with undulating pitch.

Tiny, sparrow-sized parrot of lowlands and foothills in western Ecuador, western Peru, and far southwestern Colombia. Most common in dry habitats such as desert and deciduous forest, but has spread into humid areas in response to deforestation. Green with blue patch behind eye; male also has blue in wings and on rump, but these features can be hidden by folded wings. Typically found in small flocks that give high-pitched, metallic chirps and chatters.

Large thrush, adult rich brown marbled with dark marks above, pale with black scaly marks below. Larger Bassian Thrush has smaller-appearing bill, is more contrastingly marked above. In flight, Russet-tailed shows white in tail corners, absent in Bassian. The smaller wingbar has more prominent pale tips in adult Russet-tailed than Bassian. Inhabits wet forests, where it forages in leaf litter. Song a distinctive, thin “whee-doo,” falling in pitch, very unlike Bassian.