Eastern Crested Berrypecker

Small, active bird of highland forests. Generally yellow below and grayish above with a chestnut cap and white outer tail feathers. White eyering is more extensive in birds from western part of range, where it forms distinct spectacles. Found only in forests of the tepui highlands (above 1000 m), where typically encountered singly or in pairs. Forages actively, gleaning insects from leaves and bark or making acrobatic sallies to catch them mid-air. Usually keeps tail partially spread, revealing white outer feathers. Song is a rapid, chippering trill, recalling Tropical Parula but without strongly accented notes, and dropping slightly in pitch. Told from Slate-throated Redstart by entirely yellow underparts (including throat) and more prominent chestnut crown.

Medium-sized hummingbird of oak and pine-oak woodlands and adjacent shrubby clearings; also local in lowland pine savannas. Sexes look alike and often look rather dull overall, despite the name. Note the whitish throat and breast offset by a dusky vest, and the dusky brownish rump and tail. Crown and sides of head are blue (rarely catching the light), with a white spot behind the eye and some red at base of bill.

Medium-sized black crow with a relatively long, slightly decurved bill. Plumage has an iridescent dark blue sheen when seen up close. Bill is notably more slender than that of Large-billed Crow. Favors intact lowland forest and forest edge; generally replaced by Large-billed Crow in more degraded and fragmented habitats. Often encountered as pairs or small flocks in rowing flight over roads, rivers, and clearings. Gives loud nasal caws, often with a rather dry quality. Formerly treated as part of a more generic “Slender-billed Crow” that ranged from the Philippines to Sulawesi; Sunda Crow ranges from the southern Thai-Malay Peninsula and Sumatra to Borneo and Bali.