Hill Prinia

Fairly large parrot with a long tail and a pale bill. Mostly green with a blue tail tip and bluish underwings. Males have a large blue belly patch. Usually seen in small groups or pairs in the canopy of humid forests. The call, unlike most parrots, is a series of thrushlike whistles.

Slender brown and buff bird with a streaked breast found in short grassland, pastures, and sparsely vegetated plains. White outer tail feathers are most evident in flight. Similar to several other pipits; some field marks to look for include its relative plain back lacking thick stripes, faint eyebrow, thin whisker mark, and whitish (not buff) belly. Voice is often the best ID feature. Song, often given in flight, consists of a short rasp followed by a quick series of melodious chirps. Usually stays on the ground, but occasionally flies up to an exposed perch such as a post or mound. Note that birds of the high Andes are now considered a different species, Puna Pipit.

A tiny, short-tailed woodpecker with a short, chisel-like bill. Distinctive within limited range in southwest Ecuador and northwest Peru. Note the heavy black-and-white markings on the underparts, which separates this species from the plain-breasted Olivaceous Piculet. Typically occurs in drier habitats than Olivaceous, such as deciduous forests and scrubby thickets. Forages by clinging to branches and vines in the lower and mid-levels, usually singly or in pairs.