Streak-breasted Scimitar-Babbler

Rare and beautiful bird of high Andean cloud forest, at least in some places found especially in bamboo. Very distinctive with black breast band, face, and throat, mostly red bill, yellow eye, and white tail tips. Sexes look alike. Generally found alone or in pairs at lower to middle levels in the forest, and may occasionally join mixed-species flocks. Song is a soft, repeated “chu-chu-chu-chu-whit?”; also gives sharp, metallic squeaks.

A large warbler with a long tail and bill. Odd and unique, with a somewhat oriole-like coloration: a black hood with white scaling, an olive-green back, and yellow underparts. With a good view, cannot be confused with any other bird. Prefers gallery forest in areas near water, though also found along rainforest edge and in plantations and mangroves. A skulking bird that is usually detected by the male’s song: an exuberant series of loud whistles, given in a variable, robin-like pattern. The female sometimes accompanies this song with low chattering scolds. 

Bright green bird with blue crown and face, distinct white eyering and long, pointed tail. Native to lowland dry forest and scrub in South America; introduced to urban areas in south Florida, California, and Honolulu, Hawaii. Often seen in small flocks; can travel large distances between roosts and feeding areas. Listen for high-pitched grating calls.