Zeledon's Antbird

Medium-sized woodpecker with unique face pattern: red crown, pale yellowish forehead and throat, and pale eye. Otherwise glossy-black with streaky underparts. In flight, look for blazing white rump and wing patches. Typically fairly common from western North America to Colombia, especially in mixed oak forests and other open woodlands. Social and conspicuous. Occurs in family groups that breed cooperatively. Well-known for stashing large numbers of acorns in telephone poles and tree trunks. Listen for nasal “waka-waka” calls and chatters.

A fairly small bird of lowland and foothill forest and edge, with a rufous crown and a gray back and cheek, all with whitish streaks. Also has dark wings and tail with white outer tail feathers, and off-white underparts blending to a pale orange throat. Note the slender black bill. Often joins mixed-species flocks and sometimes hangs upside down while feeding. Somewhat similar to Brown Tit-Babbler, but slightly larger, with a rufous crown and a white belly. Flocks give a jumble of squeaky chattering notes.

An uncommon, medium-sized honeyeater of foothill forest midstory. Olive-colored with a bright-yellow face, a black line below the eye, starting from the bill and ending in a white ear spot. Most similar to Black-throated Honeyeater but little if any overlap in elevation. Obscure Honeyeater is smaller and has gray rather than orange legs. Song, a series of usually 5 “chip” notes, first rising, then falling.