Chestnut-bellied Chat-Tyrant
Ochthoeca cinnamomeiventris
Small, attractive flycatcher that lives near rushing streams inside Andean cloud forest. Its white eyebrows really stand out and can look like headlights in the dark forest; plumage is otherwise gray and chestnut. Often gives a high, buzzy “zwheer” that can be heard above the sound rushing water. When agitated, also gives a series of “doo-wip” calls. Birds found south of extreme northern Peru are now considered a separate species, Maroon-belted Chat-Tyrant.
Taxonomy
- Scientific name
- Ochthoeca cinnamomeiventris
- Authority
- (Lafresnaye, 1843)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Tyrannidae
- Genus
- Ochthoeca
Range and habitat
- Migration
- Resident species
Conservation
- Population trend
- stable
Photos
Distribution
Bird Calls
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Gray-throated Barbet
Gymnobucco bonapartei
Dark, chunky barbet with an odd tuft of feathers on its forehead. The eye is pale in the eastern part of the range and dark in the west. Usually in small groups on and around dead trees in humid forest and secondary growth. The vocalizations include nasal “squeaky toy” calls, “peet” notes, and a dry rattle. Similar to Naked-faced and Bristle-nosed Barbets, but has a mostly feathered head and a dark bill. Sladen’s Barbet also has a dark bill, but Gray-throated is separated from that species by its feathered head.
Stripe-breasted Wren
Cantorchilus thoracicus
Medium-sized wren, brown above with bold black-and-white streaking on face and breast. Distinctive in range. Fond of viney tangles at middle heights, but can be difficult to see through vegetation. Variable song always includes sweet repeated whistles, sometimes very simple but can be more complex, similar to other wrens.
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