Mishana Tyrannulet

Flashy green and white hummingbird of Andean cloud forest. It is nearly endemic to Venezuela, but also reaches into Colombia near the border. Rather large and long-billed with a bold, white breast patch. White tail markings really stand out when it flares its tail. Male’s upper throat is green, and female’s is pale buff. Often seen feeding on red, tubular flowers and sometimes visits feeders. Formerly considered a subspecies of Collared Inca.

Tan, heavily patterned tinamou with a down-curved bill. Found in montane scrub and grasslands, including around forest edges. Where it overlaps with the similar Curve-billed Tinamou, note Andean’s colder brown coloration and slightly reduced patterning below. Smaller than the similar Ornate Tinamou, with a larger bill. Often undetected until it flushes explosively from underfoot. Listen for its simple call, a high, piercing, rising whistle: “tuEEE!”

A small bird of lower-elevation montane forest on Mindanao. Has a gray hood and chest, an olive-green back and wings, a white upper belly, a yellow lower belly and sides, and a white-tipped tail. Male has a green forehead and cheek patches. Males from northeast Mindanao have an additional yellow stripe down the upper chest. Similar to Apo and Tboli Sunbirds, but Gray-hooded has a white upper belly. Voice includes a fast series of high-pitched “whip!” notes.