Plain-colored Tanager

Found only on Raso Island of the Cape Verdes. Overall grayish-brown and moderately streaked including the breast. Note the large and heavy bill. Sometimes erects small crest. Belongs to the same genus as Eurasian Skylark, but is smaller with shorter wings and tail than Eurasian Skylark. Found along dry riverbeds on flat plains. Song is similar to that of Crested Lark. Call a short rattle, "Chureep."

Slim green bee-eater with an orange throat and crown, a black tip to the tail, and elongated black tail streamers. Found very locally in moist woodland and forest edge, usually near rivers and streams. Typically in pairs or small groups. The call is an up-and-down series of high-pitched whistles. Somewhat similar to Madagascar Bee-eater, but smaller and slimmer, and without broad white stripes on the face.

A large ground-dwelling cuckoo. Patchily distributed from Honduras to Brazil; always rare and difficult to find. Unmistakable if seen well. Look for a robust bird with a long tail, shabby crest, and stout pale yellowish bill. Overall brownish with a black breast band and green and purple metallic sheen on the wings and tail. Singles or pairs are most likely to be found following an army ant swarms on the forest floor. Occurs in mature lowland forest, occasionally into the foothills up to around 1,600 m.