Yellow-breasted Antpitta

Very small, all-dark storm-petrel with a fairly short, graduated tail. Fairly common and can be seen from shore in the Gulf of California and along the Pacific coast. Often feeds and associates with the much larger Black Storm-Petrel, where size difference is obvious. Flight of Least is generally quick and weaving, with deep, rather jerky wingbeats and little or no gliding.

Deep purplish-red broadbill with bold yellow patches on the wings and tail. Broad-based bill and irises are bright blue. Female is slightly duller than the male, and lacks a black line across the chest. Favors riparian and wet forests from the lowlands up into montane areas, and will visit edges, gardens, and parks. Forages in the canopy, often flying from a perch to do so. More vocal than Black-and-yellow Broadbill, giving long, drawn-out whistles and buzzing trills.

A small swift with short square tail (rounded when spread), a relatively large head, black upperparts, and a white rump patch. It has a distinctive wing shape with a hooked outer wing and a bulging mid-wing that is pinched at the base. Underparts grade from a brown-gray throat to a pure white belly without any sharp demarcation. Spines on the tail are minute and hard to discern in the field. Flight action, with rapid wingbeats and short glides, is different from that of Little Swift. Mostly seen in flocks, sticking to woodlands and hills, though it descends to the adjoining plains just after showers.