Capuchinbird

An attractive, fairly long-tailed antwren of Colombia and western Venezuela. Males are grayish-brown above and black below with a thick white eyebrow that connects with the white sides. Also note bold white spots on wings and tail. Females are whitish below, often with bits of dark streaking on the breast sides. Also look for white eyebrow and wing spots. Look for pairs foraging in the lower levels of dense shrubby woodland, often remaining fairly hidden and difficult to see clearly. Typically occurs in the lowlands up to around 1,000 m. Listen for a series of rather musical clucking notes.

Elegant medium-sized tern with a slender yellow-orange bill and black crown. Can be confused with Great Crested Tern; note proportionally longer, more orangey bill on Lesser Crested. Also note gray upperwing, which separates it from Sandwich Tern. Gray rump and tail are diagnostic if seen well. On juveniles, note dull legs, secondaries with dark centers, and a weakly patterned upperwing. Strictly coastal, usually found on beaches and estuaries. Call a noisy “kerrrick.”

A loud, boisterous greenbul that is dark gray-green above and pale below. The back, head, and cheeks are all brownish, but feathers on the head have white centers that give them a distinctly grizzled appearance. The underparts grow plainer and whiter toward the tail, which is long and brown with bright white outer feather tips. Most often found near wet, swampy forest, particularly in areas with Raphia palms. Swamp Greenbul flocks are often located by their cacophonous calls, which consist of a series of notes and cackles that are reminiscent of a recorded human conversation being played too quickly.