Tumbes Pewee

Small, compact white heron with relatively short yellow bill. More often seen in dry habitats than other egrets, but also frequent in rice paddies and shallow wetlands. In the breeding season, look for bright orange head and breast, as well as a brighter bill. Leg color varies from reddish or yellow during the breeding season to black during the nonbreeding season. Juveniles have dark bill. Always note relatively short, thick neck and short legs compared with other egrets. Often gathers in flocks, frequently following large animals and field machinery.

Chunky, short-tailed, flat-headed bird patterned in green and black. Male has black head and breast, pale yellow belly with bold dark barring, and mossy green upperparts with bold pale spotting on the wing. Female is similar but has a green head with barring all the way up the throat. On both sexes, note red bill and legs and pale eye varying from orange to gray to whitish. Fairly common in stunted forested habitats in the upper subtropical and temperate zone in the Andes. Sluggish; perches quietly in the middle levels of the forest, sometimes following a mixed-species flock. May be seen singly or in pairs, but several can gather around a fruiting tree. Listen for super high-pitched calls.

A large eagle with a bright white head and underside and a chocolate-brown back and uppertail. In flight, appears entirely white except for bold dark bars and tips on outer wings and tail. A rare eagle of forested lowlands and foothills, restricted to several of the Lesser Sundas islands. Larger than immature Rufous-bellied Eagle, with bolder tail bars, an all-white head, and noticeably bulging inner wings, unlike Rufous-bellied. Differs from Short-toed Snake-Eagle in its lack of dark markings on underside of forewing and its clean white underparts.