Rusty-collared Seedeater

A small, sunbirdlike bird of montane forest. Long, thin, curved bill and olive body with slaty wings, head and contrasting yellow, lower throat. Similar to several other species, but Slaty-chinned Longbill lacks the gray chest of Spectacled Longbill and female Black Sunbird, lacks the yellow eye-brow of female Olive-backed Sunbird and has a contrasting gray head and yellow throat, unlike the lower elevation Yellow-bellied Longbill. Song, a high-pitch jumble of slurred notes sometimes interspersed with loud downward “chew!” calls.

Mostly white, small hawk. Gray wings and back with black shoulders. Hovers over open areas in search of mice, snakes, and other prey. Perches atop tall vegetation in open landscapes including coastal plains and agricultural areas.

A small, quiet bird with a distinctly silky, smooth-feathered appearance. Shape and pattern unique and unmistakable; note thick black stripe behind eye, dark wings with a glossy blue-and-black panel, and broad-based silvery bill. Usually moves around through the middle layers of foothill and montane forest. Does not often join mixed-species foraging flocks, instead tending to stick to medium-sized groups of its own species. Sometimes gives a smooth, fluid ‘teelee!’Formerly treated as a subspecies of Silver-breasted Broadbill.