Wing-barred Seedeater

Large, bulky hummingbird with slightly arched black bill. Favors forest edge and open areas with scattered tall trees. Often perches and feeds high in canopy, but also feeds low on occasions and will visit feeders. Male (some females similar) solidly dark, deep green overall with black throat, purplish tail. Female and immature have broad dark stripe down center of throat and breast, white tail corners. Immature also has rusty mottling along sides of throat and breast.

Strange nocturnal bird like a mix between an owl and a nightjar. Large head and huge yellow eyes. Overall grayish-brown with splotchy patterning. Black mustache stripe helps distinguish from Great Potoo, along with smaller size. Spends the daytime perched on the end of a snag, where it blends in perfectly and becomes very difficult to spot. At night, hunts mainly for flying insects from an exposed perch. Found in open forested habitats with scattered trees, such as forest edges, along rivers or roadsides, or even in disturbed patchy woodland. Listen for mournful series of whistles, descending in pitch: “POO, POO, Poo, poo, poo.”

Small, attractive flycatcher found in humid forest along the east slope of the Andes. Eyebrow is thick and yellow at the base of the bill, becoming thin and white behind the eye, and it also has bold, rusty wingbars. Similar to wing-barred races of Crowned Chat-Tyrant, but white part of eyebrow is shorter and thinner. Also very similar to Jelski’s Chat-Tyrant, but yellow part of eyebrow is slightly larger, and the two species are not known to overlap. Inhabits forest understory and easy to overlook if not vocalizing. Typical song is a high, fast trill that briefly goes up in pitch before steadily descending.