White-eared Monarch

Small, fast-flying parakeet of humid lowlands; restricted to the Pacific slope in the northern parts of its range. Favors forest patches and fairly open country with hedges and tall trees, including towns and villages. Usually seen in pairs or small flocks; associates readily at fruiting and flowering trees with much larger and longer-tailed Orange-fronted Parakeet. Flight is distinctively bounding, not direct like larger parakeets. Plumage is green overall with bronzy shoulders; small orange chin patch is very hard to see.

A medium-sized, ground-dwelling bird of mossy montane forest. Brown streaked back, gray and buff wing bars, and gray face, extending down the sides of the chest. Male has a white throat and chest whereas in the female it is orange, both edged with a black line. Very skulking and hard to see. Forages by scratching the leaf-litter. Not really similar to any other ground-dwelling birds in the mountains. More often heard than see. Song is a very distinctive, descending series of clear, penetrating, whistled notes which sound slightly out of tune.

A short-tailed warbler-like bird of humid forest. Dull overall with an olive-green back and wings. The color of the underparts varies geographically: gray in the western part of the range and brown with a white belly in the east. Inhabits rainforest and secondary growth, where it typically skulks in dense understory. Similar to White-tailed Warbler, but lacks white in the outer tail. Somewhat similar to Green-backed Camaroptera, but found in denser forest and has duller coloration overall, without a bright green wing. Usually detected by its remarkable song: a fast series of high-pitched whistles that can go on for minutes. Also gives a bleating call like other camaropteras.