Mrs. Hume's Pheasant

Distinctive tanager found in lowlands and foothills from eastern Panama to northwest Ecuador. Male is black with a bold red stripe behind the eye, a white patch on the side of the breast, and a yellow shoulder and rump that are difficult to see, especially on perched birds. Females are gray overall instead of black and lacks the red eye stripe, but does show white patch on the side of the breast. Pairs or small groups are found in the canopy of forest, edges, and second growth, sometimes perching quite conspicuously. Often follows mixed-species flocks.

Small hummingbird with a rather large range across northeastern South America and eastern Panama. Male is unmistakable with a golden throat, a ruby-red crown, and an orange tail with dark tips. Female is trickier to identify, but note the pale gray underparts, white-tipped tail feathers, and dull grayish green upperparts. The short and slightly decurved bill should also help identify the female. Fairly common in open habitats, including savannah, forest edge, and gardens.

Nondescript and retiring cuckoo with a pale ashy-brown back and pale underparts. Note the thin white tail tips and red eyering and iris. An austral migrant. Usually found in dry woodlands, scrub, savannas, gallery forests, and also in the borders of humid moist forests in the nonbreeding season. The song is a series of “cow-w cow-w cow cow” notes.