Great Rosefinch

Small, olive-colored flycatcher with distinct yellow wing edges. Has a dark olive back and yellow underparts. Note the buffy lores. Inhabits lowland humid forests and secondary forest with dense understory, often near streams. Song is a repetition of high-pitched “kuít-kuít” notes.

Rare and endangered Colombian endemic restricted to a very small area in the northern part of the central Andes. Fairly large and almost uniformly gray with a faint, yellow eyering. Male’s chestnut cap is rarely visible in the field. It is not known to occur together with the more widespread Dusky Piha, which lacks the eyering and cap. Inhabits middle to upper levels of cloud forest and often first detected by voice. It gives airy squeaks, squeals, and clucks, which may be given alone or in an agitated series.

Scarce and confusing antwren of lowland rainforest; known from scattered locations throughout the western parts of the Amazon basin. Male is gray with a black bib and white spots on the wings that usually form bars. Female is mostly brown and extremely difficult to separate from several other antwren species. Male is told from male Long-winged Antwren by gray (not whitish) belly, lack of a distinct white tip to the tail, and smaller wing dots. No overlap with the similar Slaty Antwren, which is found at higher elevations. Usually encountered with mixed-species understory flocks, often with other species of antwren. Song is a series of three to five drawn out “swee” notes.