Pin-tailed Parrotfinch

Small flycatcher found in subtropical and temperate zones of the Andes from Venezuela to Peru. Like most chat-tyrants, has a very bold eyebrow. Yellow-bellied is the only chat-tyrant that looks mostly yellow and is especially bright on the belly and throat. Note rufous wingbars. Singles or pairs are typically found in the understory of cloud forest and edges, especially near bamboo, but can be inconspicuous.

Rather drab, small flycatcher of marshes and semiopen areas with bushes and hedges; winters mainly in lowland marshes. Flicks tail upward when perched. Looks similar to several other species in the genus Empidonax. Best identified by its distinctive call: a burry, slightly sneezy “rreeah,” quite different from Willow Flycatcher, which often occurs alongside White-throated in winter. Also note the whitish throat, buffy wingbars and flanks, and the lack of a distinct pale eyering.

Tiny, short-tailed, streaky, brown cisticola. Distinctive breeding male has a pale crown and dark lores. Female and non-breeding male have a streaked crown. Found in moist grassland. Inconspicuous for most of the year. Usually seen when doing a flight display over its breeding habitat. The song consists of high whistles alternated with several lower “cheewa” notes. Breeding male distinguished from Cloud, Wing-snapping, and other small cisticolas by its unstreaked pale crown. Female and non-breeding male may only be distinguishable by voice.