Greater Pewee

This striking thrush is unmistakable if seen well: mostly jet black with a white cheek, white tuft under the shoulder, and white outer tail feathers (easily visible from below). Also note red eye and orange lower mandible. Sexes similar. Generally uncommon to rare in limited range in western Colombia and Ecuador, but can be numerous in the right places. Seems to be found most frequently in very humid, mossy cloud forest, but undergoes poorly-known movements perhaps in relation to food availability. Usually seen singly in the middle to upper levels of forest. Listen for the simple song, an even whistled note with a slightly rough tone, given at widely-spaced intervals.

Small tanager known only from Cerros del Sira, a remote ridge east of the main chain of the Andes in central Peru. Male has a turquoise throat surrounded by black coloration extending to the crown and belly; the back, wings, and sides are light blue. Female is pale greenish with a gray crown, a bluish tinge on the throat, and a grizzled appearance to the head and neck. Both sexes can be told from Silvery Tanager by the blue (not copper-colored) throat. Female is similar to female Green-throated Tanager, but has a gray crown and lacks bright yellow on back and sides. Inhabits scrub and stunted cloud forest.

Tiny woodpecker of gallery and coastal forests, including mangroves. Variable in appearance; generally told from other piculets by lack of barring or scalloping on belly, although many individuals have some barring on breast and irregular black spotting on flanks, whereas some are almost entirely unmarked below. Forages at middle and canopy levels, alone or with mixed-species flocks. Climbs along branches and vines, boring into decaying wood for insect prey.