Venezuelan Tyrannulet

Plumage relatively dull and dark: grayish brown to grayish above with weak darker streaking; dingy whitish below with heavy and rather blurry dark streaking. Also note the dark legs (pink on smaller and buffier Meadow Pipit, which often occurs in coastal grassland adjacent to Rock Pipits). Song is a bland, repetitive, high-pitched series, often accelerating towards the end. Call a high, lisping, slightly harsh "ssiip", very similar to that of Water Pipit. Like other pipits, walks strongly and often pumps its tail a little. Found along rocky coasts; infrequent inland. Often seen on rocks and adjacent areas with short grass.

A small, common but skulking bird of upper-montane forest understory. Dark brown upperparts, pale brown underparts and usually a white throat. Races differ, some males having a dark chest band and others uniformly buffy or pale below. Males usually have paler eyes than females. Similar to Large Scrubwren, but Mountain Mouse-Warbler lacks the rusty face. Variable, almost thrushlike song of loud, whistled notes. Also give scolding “chak!” and rasping calls.

Stocky wader with distinctive pied plumage, red eye surrounded by orange eye-ring, orange bill, and pink legs and feet in adults. Juvenile birds have paler skin and dark tip to bill. Found around rocky and sandy coasts of the Chatham Islands. Most often seen in pairs. Gives a high-pitched piping call in territorial defense and courtship. Chatham Oystercatcher distinguished from South Island Pied Oystercatcher (SIPO) by smaller size and smudged border between black and white on breast.