Tepui Antpitta

Large, dark jay with vibrant blue plumage and a black head and bib. Frequents a variety of open habitats, including forest edges, gardens, and agricultural areas. Often particularly common in vegetation along rivers and other waterways. Distinguished from similar Purplish Jay by its brighter blue plumage and contrasting pale nape. Also listen for a high-pitched, piercing “jeer.”

A tiny, short-billed sunbird with a metallic-green back and a yellow belly. The male has a green throat and a narrow purplish breast band; the female is duller, with a yellow throat and no breast band. Pairs frequent forest edge, woodland, and savanna, where they join mixed-species flocks to glean leaves and hover to catch insect prey. But they will also feed on fruit and nectar, often by piercing the base of a flower and sucking out nectar without pollinating. The “yellow-bellied” races of Variable Sunbird differ from Collared Sunbird by being larger, with a longer bill and broader purple-blue breast band.

Medium-sized brownish bird of Andean subtropical zone from Venezuela to Ecuador. Overall warm brown, more rufous on wings and tail. Faint buffy streaking mostly restricted to head, barely extending onto upper breast. Less streaking than Striped and Black-billed Treehunters; especially note unstreaked back. Larger and heavier-billed than foliage-gleaners. Found from 1,300–2,100 m, usually in understory of cloud forest and edges. Usually skulky and difficult to see; only occasionally joins mixed-species flocks.