Scaly Laughingthrush

An uncommon small flycatcher found in subtropical and temperate forest in the Andes from Venezuela to extreme northern Argentina. Look for a tawny rump and buffy wingbars. Also note pale lemon-yellow underparts, olive-brown back, and grayish face with a short, diffuse white eyebrow. Singles or pairs are found in forest, edges, and clearings from around 1,800 to 3,000 m. Forages actively and often, but not always with mixed-species flocks.

Slightly crested flycatcher. Males have uniform black plumage. Females are pale below with dusky streaks on the breast; above, they can be duller than males or have olive-gray backs. Found in open areas with scattered trees along rivers and on seasonally flooded river islands. The similar female of Amazonian Black-Tyrant has a rusty rump.

A handsome long-tailed inhabitant of the Western Ghats. Black face and white underparts set this species apart from Rufous Treepie. White-bellied is typically found well away from human habitation in humid hill forests, where it inhabits both primary and secondary patches. Forages at upper and middle levels of forest, often with other species, particularly Greater Racket-tailed Drongos. Noisy, giving hooting, chattering, and grating calls.