Yellow-browed Antbird

Large pigeon of marshy savannas, riversides, open areas with scattered trees, locally even in towns, such as Villahermosa, Mexico. Gray head contrasts with pinkish body, and whitish belly does not contrast strongly with plain grayish tail; compare darker Red-billed Pigeon, which often occurs in same areas but prefers drier and more forested habitats. Also note black bill of Pale-vented, and subtly distinctive song: after long introductory coo, repeated phrase is typically a 3-syllable "who’koo-koo", unlike 4-syllable "oo’koo-koo-koo" of Red-billed.

A large, spectacular, distinctive olive-and-grayish waxbill with a white face and cheeks and a striking black bib that recurves under the cheeks as a jaw-stripe. Juvenile is duller and darker than adult. Resident in grassy moist savanna, thickets near water, and riverine woodland, where it feeds both in trees and on the ground. Calls include a high-pitched “tssssp”; song is a series of whistles slowing down and descending in pitch.

A very small and striking gray, white, and black flycatcher-like bird with a very dark crown, a yellow eye, white wingbars, and a white spot above the bill base. Sexes similar. Juvenile has neck and wing washed buffy. Pairs are rare and localized residents in the middle levels and the canopy of secondary and primary lowland forest, below 1300 meters of elevation. The larger Rwenzori Batis has a broader breast band than Ituri Batis and tends to occur in montane forest above 1400 meters.