Reddish Myzomela

Medium-sized flycatcher with a gray head, olive back, and yellow belly. Note the white rump contrasting with the dark tail, which has a broad white terminal band. Found in open wooded savannah, usually in pairs. Performs a charismatic duetting display singing a high and nasal “where where, whooz it” and “whru” notes, while lifting wings and flicking tails. The similar Suiriri Flycatcher has a longer bill and a white belly; it also lacks the white rump and tail band as well as having a different song and display.

A locally common dark swallow, frequently seen above forest or along the forest edge, occasionally in more open habitats. Fairly uniform brownish-black with a unique, faintly green gloss to its plumage. Tail is short and mostly square with a slight notch. In Central Africa, overlaps with the very similar Forest Swallow, and not all individuals can be identified with certainty in the field, but in general Square-tailed Sawwing has a more flowing, swallow-like flight, a greenish gloss to the plumage, a relatively uniform appearance, and a different voice. Calls are a series of short, high-pitched squeaks and whistles.

Uncommon from extreme eastern Panama to northwest Ecuador. Typical gnatcatcher shape: small and long-tailed. Male looks like it has been dipped head-first in soot, save for the contrasting white eye arcs and white belly. Female somewhat more similar to Tropical Gnatcatcher but note darker grayish head and breast with whitish cheek and narrow white eyebrow. Occurs locally in lowland forest, usually in the canopy. Singles or pairs often join mixed-species flocks.