Sapphire Flycatcher

Small, gregarious parakeet of the high Andes from central Argentina to Lake Titicaca. Tends to forage in small groups in shorter shrubs and bushes, including Polylepis. Often near roadsides, settlements and roadsides. Prefers hillsides, and is absent from most flat areas of the altiplano. From Mountain Parakeet by white throat, gray cap, and longer tail. Calls a quiet, three part “squi-da-dit” given quickly and often in flight.

Small sparrowlike bird found in the Caribbean and northern South America. Males are dull olive above with a variable amount of black on the face and breast. Females are plain grayish-olive overall; note the small size, short tail, and pinkish bill and legs. Very similar to female Sooty Grassquit. Found in pairs or small groups in shrubby or grassy areas and forest edge, typically on or near the ground.

A tiny colorful seed-eating waxbill with a grayish breast, a yellow belly, an olive-green back finely barred with dark gray, and a scarlet rump and upper tail. The male has a black throat patch that the female lacks. A local West Angolan endemic. Pairs and small groups eat grass in open areas adjacent to forest and thickets. Vocalizations are undescribed, but the species probably gives calls similar to the plaintive “swee-swee” and “seeet” of the closely related Swee and Yellow-bellied Waxbills. No similar waxbills overlap in range.