Gray-capped Flycatcher

Male is a tiny, plump, blue-black bird with a puffy white throat. Female has olive green upperparts, grayish throat, and yellowish underparts. Uncommon and local, in lower and mid-levels of forest or in forest edges. Male is unmistakable in range; female distinguished from other female manakins by the contrasting gray throat. Has some seasonal altitudinal movements. Voice includes soft, insect-like notes: “s-e-e-e-e-e-e-e”, often hard to hear. Restricted to the northern Andes of Colombia and Venezuela.

A small, stout bird with a large head, usually found at mid-level in forests. Male is smartly attired: clean white below and black above with a gray back, a white eyebrow, and two bright, flame-like orange stripes towards the wingtips. Females have the same general patterning, but are much more faded, replacing black with gray and orange with yellow-green. Often joins mixed flocks in foothill and montane forests, where it can be fairly common. Song is a forceful series with slight breaks every second or third note: “dyudyu-dyu-dyudyu!”

Very small bird of grassy and weedy areas in tropical and subtropical areas. Male is striking, with rich yellow eyebrow and throat set off by a black face and breast; extent of black on breast variable (less extensive on Cozumel Island birds). Female is notably drab olive overall but shows a ghosting of male’s face pattern; note the conical gray bill, unlike the stubby bill of seedeaters and female buntings.