Stripe-breasted Seedeater

Small, colorful barbet of lowland rainforest canopy. Plumage variable across its range: males are typically green-olive above and bright yellow below, with a crimson crown and sides of the face (but crimson replaced with black in northeastern Peru and adjacent northwestern Brazil) and variable amounts of orange on breast; females are similar but duller, often with more gray in the head. Usually found near water, around oxbow lakes, forest streams, and swampy forest; also found in secondary forest and forest edges. Frequently associates with mixed species flocks. Listen for its low, rolling song.

Small brown flycatcher with dark smudging on the breast and sides that lend it a “vested” appearance. Tends to prefer higher-elevation forests for breeding than Asian Brown and Gray-streaked Flycatchers but uses a variety of open forests and gardens on migration and in winter. The generally darker appearance of this species when compared to Asian Brown makes the eyering more striking.

Distinctive and uncommon rosefinch with a long tail. Male is strikingly unmistakable, with grayish “peppery” cheeks, white wing patches, and dark pink crown, back, and breast. Female is predominantly brownish, but also has white slashes on the wings, buffy wingbars, and orangish chest coloration. Breeds in forests with dense thickets, preferring coniferous growth but varying locally, between approximately 2100 and 3050 meters; winters at slightly lower altitudes. Forages on the ground or in low vegetation, typically in pairs or small flocks.