Pale-edged Flycatcher

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.

Large and typically terrestrial woodpecker. Found in open habitats such as savannas and grasslands and often seen foraging in groups. The body is heavily barred above and below with a dark cap, yellow cheeks, and a yellow collar. Males have a red moustache, blackish in females. The throat is black in the northern subspecies and white in the southern “Field Flicker” subspecies.

A small inhabitant of moist woodlands where it feeds on nectar and fruit. Note the short and slightly down-curved bill. Males are glossy plumbeous blue with a brick-orange throat but can appear black in poor lighting. Females have a warm brown back that contrasts with a deep gray crown. The Jamaican Euphonia is superficially similar, but has a stubby bill and a greenish back. Vocalizations include a high, thin “tsit-tsit,” with the second note louder and higher in pitch, plus a thin, descending whistled “tsee-uh.”