Moss-backed Tanager

Small, slender, and long-tailed bird found only on islands along major rivers in the Amazon basin. Distinctive in its specialized habitat with yellow underparts and eyebrow, and conspicuous white patches in its wings and tail. Typically found in pairs, which are often hard to see as they skulk in dense, grassy thickets. Vocalizations include rich, inflected whistles and energetic, rattled churrs, often given as a duet. Birds from northeastern Brazil are now considered a different species, Bahia Wagtail-Tyrant.

Brightly-colored small leaf warbler with a strongly contrasting black-and-yellow head pattern. Bright yellow coloration all over the body distinguishes this species from most other leaf warblers. Very similar to Sulphur-breasted Warbler, but Yellow-vented has an off-white belly instead of a yellow one. Breeds in hill and montane broadleaf forests, often in wet areas with dense vegetation such as bamboo; descends into similar habitats in the foothills and lowlands in the winter. An active forager, often associating with mixed-species flocks during the non-breeding season. Often fans and jerks tail when calling. Song is mellow and pleasant: “wih-chew-chew-sip-sip-sip’pa’chew.” Calls include a soft “pitCHEW!”

Strikingly colored parakeet with a yellow head and chest, orange around the eyes and bill, orange on the belly, and blue flight feathers. Highly gregarious and noisy; can be seen flying over forests, woodlands, and agricultural areas, as well as in cities.