Green-backed Camaroptera

Small tanager found in dry valleys in the Andes of central Peru. It is gray with a chestnut-orange hood, a buffy tinge to sides and vent, and a whitish belly. Young birds are duller with a grayish crown. Distinguished from Rufous-chested Tanager by Brown-flanked’s lack of orange on the sides and lower underparts. Inhabits dense scrub and thickets; usually avoids tall forest. Song is a dry rattle, sometimes interspersed with harsh squeaks.

Large gray cuckoo with green-glossed wings and red skin around the eye. Broad white tips to tail feathers visible from below. Averages paler and with darker red on the facial skin than similar Chestnut-bellied Malkoha and lacks its dark chestnut belly. Green-billed Malkoha paler gray and has bright white lines around the facial patch. Inhabits lowland and foothill forests and forest edges, where it clambers about rather clumsily in trees and dense tangles. Gives a rather hollow, clipped-off hoot, as well as a bright, rising call.

Becards are reminiscent of flycatchers; they are medium-sized and have a rather flat head. Geographically variable: males in the north and west are gray with a black cap and back; in the Amazon primarily black overall, and both forms have bold black-and-white markings on wings. Female is nondescript with a rather plain face and pale yellowish underparts. Look for her buffy wingbars and buffy tips on the tail. Both sexes are similar to Black-and-white Becard; look for male’s black back and female's plain head (lacking rufous cap and black eyeline). Singles or pairs are found in wooded areas but not usually inside mature forest; they prefer edges and second growth. Usually found at middle levels in trees.