Rusty-crowned Babbler

Larger than most crakes. Found in wet forests instead of marshes. Very difficult to see as it creeps through dense understory. Far more easily heard: a series of upslurred whistled notes. Look for a brown bird with richer rufous underparts, a dull greenish-yellowish bill, and reddish legs. Favors dense wet forest or thickets, often but not always near a swamp or stream.

An attractive and very active warbler with bright yellow underparts, slate gray upperparts and head, rufous crown, bold white spectacles, and tail highlighted with white. Sexes similar. Common in mixed-species flocks in canopy and mid-level of high elevation Andean cloud forest. Feeds on insects while flashing wings and tail feathers. Song is a melodic series of warbling notes. Visually similar to Slate-throated Redstart but with obvious white spectacles and brighter rufous crown. Endemic to the Andes of Venezuela.

Energetic and pugnacious little vanga, far more colorful than other newtonias. The head is gray, the eye black, the back reddish, and the underparts whitish. Rare and enigmatic Madagascar endemic bird that has been recorded at a handful of sites in low and middle elevation eastern rainforest. Song is a loud series of “wheet” or “chu-wheet” notes. Very similar to female of much more common Red-tailed Vanga. Identified by its smaller size, much smaller and sharper bill, and lack of a buffy ring around the eye. Dark eye and more colorful plumage separate Red-tailed from Common and Dark Newtonias.