Arfak Catbird

Streaked, rufous-brown bird, medium-sized with upturned bill, buffy eyebrow and throat, and long, rufous tail. Obvious buffy streaks on head, back, and underparts. Sexes similar. Fairly common (easiest to find by voice) in dense understory of cloud forest from medium to high elevations, often in bamboo patches. Usually alone or in pairs or mixed species flocks foraging at low levels, moving fast and examining bromeliads and dry leaves. Call is a harsh, nasal note; song is a series of accelerating, harsh, and noisy notes. Endemic to the Coastal Cordillera of Venezuela.

Even-colored antshrike of forest under- and midstory. Often travels with mixed-species flocks. Males are plain gray; females are tawny with olive underparts. Females have a more contrasting reddish cap than other female antshrikes. Heard more often than seen; listen for a series of accelerating “awh” notes terminating in a punctuated down-slurred note.

A mid-sized, stocky, black-and-white barbet with a yellowish eyebrow, red forecrown spot and heavily spotted underparts. It is a low-density resident in broadleaved woodland, particularly Miombo (Brachystegia) and Burkea, where it is mostly solitary, but occasionally joins flocks to forage. Similar Pied and Red-fronted barbets have neater faces, lacking the brownish ears and scaly sides to the throat of Miombo Barbet, and their ranges barely overlap. Calls a distinctive melancholy “poooop” 6–7 times, often accompanied with a nasal repeated “nyeeeeaar”.