White-rumped Sirystes
Sirystes albocinereus
Distinctive black, gray, and white flycatcher of rainforest midstory and canopy. Medium-sized flycatcher with a small bushy crest; white underneath, gray above with a black head, wings, and tail. Found in mature rainforest and forest edges, especially around water. Its calls are quiet but make them much easier to find; listen for a musical “pew, pip.”
Taxonomy
- Scientific name
- Sirystes albocinereus
- Authority
- Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1880
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Tyrannidae
- Genus
- Sirystes
Range and habitat
It is found from eastern Colombia to eastern Peru and western Brazil and northern Bolivia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
- Migration
- Resident species
Conservation
- Population trend
- declining
Photos
Distribution
Bird Calls
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Carunculated Caracara
Daptrius carunculatus
Strikingly patterned raptor of the high Andes in Ecuador and southern Colombia. Note pied plumage pattern, white streaks on black breast, and orange face. Immatures are brown with pale patches in the wings (visible in flight). Similar to Mountain Caracara, which may overlap with it in southern Ecuador, but adult Carunculated has breast streaking, and immatures have barring on rump. Inhabits open areas such as paramo and farmland, sometimes congregating in large numbers.
Banded Cotinga
Cotinga maculata
Jaw-droppingly beautiful bird. Males are cobalt-blue and purple, while females are dusky brown above with white scaling and buff below with dark spots. Females are similar to other cotingas, but there is no overlap in range. Found in the canopy of disappearing patches of humid forest in eastern Brazil. Usually silent.
Sumatran Cochoa
Cochoa beccarii
Bulky and sluggish inhabitant of Sumatra’s highland forests. Resembles a cross between a large thrush and a small crow; both sexes are glossy black with an electric-blue tail, wing panel, and crown. Males have a dark face, whereas females have a buffy one. Dull naked red skin around the eye can be evident at close range. Like other cochoas, its inactive habits can make this species difficult to see as it perches up in dense vegetation. Song is a haunting mournful whistle.
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