Golden Palm Weaver

A medium-sized brown songbird in the honeyeater family with a long, downcurved bill. Lightly streaked and scalloped all over, its only conspicuous feature being a pale eye-ring. Singles and pairs occur in the understory of montane forest. Occurs at sites with the larger White-eared Myza, but Dark-eared shows an eye-ring rather than a spot below the eye, never shows rufous-toned underparts, and usually prefers lower elevations. Song consists of a rising trill. Also gives grating “kip-kip-kip….” call notes.

Medium-sized antpitta. Typical antpitta shape: plump and short-tailed with long legs, like a grapefruit on stilts. Plain brownish overall; darker olive above and tawny below with a white eyering. Uncommon in the foothills and lower subtropics from Venezuela to Peru. Occurs on the ground in wet montane forest from around 700–1,800 m. Exceptionally difficult to see. Listen for its song: a fairly slow series of hollow whistles that gets stronger in the middle and then trails off.

Medium-large black-and-white woodpecker. Marginally smaller than Great Spotted Woodpecker, but rounded head and shortish beak exaggerate this size difference. Both sexes are similar, with a red crown (brighter in the male) and an incomplete cheek bar. It has a rattle call: "kíg-gag-gag-gag-gag" and gives a nasal long-drawn series of “gwaaag” calls. Rarely drums. Closely tied to old deciduous forests, often in areas with an abundance of oak or beech.