Böhm's Flycatcher

Largest ground-tyrant, usually identified readily by (relatively) big size and high Andean range. Usually seen as singles or pairs foraging on bogs, but also ranges into adjacent rocky puna habitats. Plumage rather plain overall with contrasting dirty whitish forehead patch; pale wing edgings create distinctive “frosty-winged” appearance in flight. Confusion only likely with smaller Ochre-naped Ground-Tyrant, on which ochre nape can be hard to see.

A small, slender-billed, warbler-like waxbill with pinkish-brown legs and different-looking sexes: the male has a red forehead, dull brown upperparts, and a rusty-chestnut face and underparts, while the female has a tawny-brown face and cheeks, pale buff underparts with scattered dark chevrons, and dull brown upperparts. Pairs and small groups forage by themselves or in mixed-species flocks, in the understory and middle levels of primary, secondary, and gallery forest, often near water. Eats insects, with a fondness for ants. Call is a high-pitched, downslurred “whseet.” 

This medium-sized wren has a very limited range in the Cauca Valley in Colombia. It is warm rufous-brown above and white below with a white eyebrow and faintly striped cheeks. The tail and undertail coverts are barred. Sexes similar. Pairs are found in dry forests, where they forage among thickets and vine tangles in the understory. Like many wrens, can be difficult to see, but listen for its relatively low-pitched flutey song.