Red-throated Tit

Resembles a stretched-out monarch. Male is dark slaty-blue with a black face and a wine-red patch on its chest. Female is similar but lacks the chest patch; its dark throat nonetheless separates it from blue morph of male Rufous-winged Philentoma. Inhabits lowland, foothill, and lower montane forests, where it moves unobtrusively, gleaning insects from middle and upper levels of forest. Song is a beautiful series of clear, chime-like whistles. Calls are on the opposite end of the pleasantness scale: harsh, low churrs.

Small, fast-flying parakeet of humid lowlands; restricted to the Pacific slope in the northern parts of its range. Favors forest patches and fairly open country with hedges and tall trees, including towns and villages. Usually seen in pairs or small flocks; associates readily at fruiting and flowering trees with much larger and longer-tailed Orange-fronted Parakeet. Flight is distinctively bounding, not direct like larger parakeets. Plumage is green overall with bronzy shoulders; small orange chin patch is very hard to see.

Beautiful brownish laughingthrush with intricate black dappling, speckling, and spotting all over the body. Note orange ear patch, pale bluish eyebrows and wing panel, and messy black smattering on the lower neck. White-tipped tail, streaked (not solid black) forehead, and blue feathers surrounding the eye eliminate warmer-colored Rufous-chinned Laughingthrush. Inhabits hill and mountain forests. Not as social as other laughingthrushes; usually found singly or in pairs. Song is a long, musical series of warbled notes, unlike the rather plain-sounding and repetitive song of Rufous-chinned. Call is a rasping buzz.