Ochre-naped Ground-Tyrant

True to its name, almost always found in rocky areas, especially on rocky slopes. Pale grayish wren with rather long, slightly decurved bill. Also look for fine salt-and-pepper speckling on upperparts, light buffy wash on sides, and black-and-white bars on undertail coverts. Southernmost birds, especially in Honduras, are more heavily marked. Often perches conspicuously and bobs up and down. Compare with Canyon Wren, which can be found in similar habitats. Rock Wren is paler overall and lacks rich rufous tones. Listen for ringing song and calls.

Fairly small buffy-chestnut bird with dark grayish wings. The pale buffy eyering and eyebrow and bright rusty tail stand out. Sexes similar. Occurs from Panama to western Ecuador, in the understory and middle levels of foothill forest up to around 1,200 m. Usually seen singly or in pairs, following a mixed-species flock. Like other foliage-gleaners, often hitches along branches and probes into clusters of dead leaves. In range perhaps most similar to Scaly-throated Foliage-gleaner, but Slaty-winged is brighter buffy on the face and neck and has darker wings.

A medium-sized parrot that usually looks all dark. With a good view, note the deep bluish-purple color overall with bronzy wings, messy pink splotches on the upper breast, and red undertail coverts. In flight, the bright blue underwings often stand out. Also look for the very deep wingbeats that seem to almost touch on the downstroke and barely come above horizontal on the upstroke – this helps separate members of the Pionus genus from the larger Amazona parrots. Bronze-winged is fairly common in forest and adjacent clearings in lowlands and foothills, up to around 2,500m. It is usually found in small flocks, most often seen in flight but also perched in the canopy or around fruiting trees.