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• Yellow-bellied Seedeater Sporophila nigricollis

  

  The Yellow-bellied Seedeater is a small bird identified by the male's pale yellow belly and black head. It feeds on grass seeds in grassy and agricultural areas.

• Mottle-backed Elaenia Elaenia gigas

  This large elaenia ranges from southeastern Colombia through eastern Ecuador and Peru to western Bolivia. Its raised crest and white crown patch stand out, and it uses moist shrubland, landslides, riparian growth, and forest clearings.

• Amethyst-throated Hummingbird Lampornis amethystinus

  This hummingbird inhabits forests from Mexico into northern Central America. Adults have a blue-violet throat and feed among flowers in the lower and middle parts of the forest.

• Medium Ground Finch Geospiza fortis

  The Medium Ground Finch is endemic to the Galapagos and mainly eats seeds. On Santa Cruz, individuals vary in beak size.

• Slender-billed Inezia Inezia tenuirostris

  This small flycatcher occurs in dry areas of northeastern Colombia and northwestern Venezuela. It uses scrub, places with small trees, and mangrove borders, and often forages alone or in pairs.

• Charming Hummingbird Polyerata decora

  The Charming Hummingbird occurs on Costa Rica's southern Pacific side. It uses forest edges, riverside woodland and other open habitats such as coffee farms, and is reported to be solitary.

• Black-faced Dacnis Dacnis lineata

  In the lineata form described by Peru Aves, males are black and blue, while females are olive and grey. It forages in the canopy of mature forest and may join mixed-species flocks.

• Flavescent Flycatcher Myiophobus flavicans

  This small flycatcher lives in Andean forests. It perches in the lower or middle levels and makes short flights to catch insects, often near forest edges.

• Long-billed Hermit Phaethornis longirostris

  This hummingbird uses its long, downcurved bill to take nectar from large flowers. It lives in forest undergrowth, often near water and nectar plants.

• Opal-crowned Tanager Tangara callophrys

  This tanager forages in the canopy of mature Amazonian forests, often with mixed-species flocks. The Peru Aves account records it up to 1,000 m along the Andean foothills.

• Ash-throated Flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens

  The Ash-throated Flycatcher has a yellow belly and rusty tail and catches insects in flight.

• Berylline Hummingbird Saucerottia beryllina

  This hummingbird is common in Mexico's uplands. It strays north into Arizona in summer and feeds on nectar while hovering at flowers.

• Common Diuca Finch Diuca diuca

  A gray-backed finch with a white throat and belly, it searches the ground for seeds. It may form winter flocks and live in territorial pairs in summer.

• Scale-crested Pygmy Tyrant Lophotriccus pileatus

  This small tyrant is about 10 cm long. It has yellow-olive upperparts and a scaly-looking crest edged in rufous.

• White-throated Hummingbird Leucochloris albicollis

  The White-throated Hummingbird is recognized by its moss-green body and white throat and belly. The sources include records from Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina.

• Cuban Bullfinch Melopyrrha nigra

  This black bird inhabits Cuba and nearby islands and has white on the shoulders and outer flight feathers. Males have a blue-violet gloss, while females are duller black.

• Grey-backed Tachuri Polystictus superciliaris

  This small flycatcher is endemic to the eastern Brazilian highlands. It uses rocky or shrubby grassland and catches insects while clinging to long grass stems.

• Vervain Hummingbird Mellisuga minima

  This very small hummingbird is 6–7 cm long and has a relatively short bill. It is active by day and feeds mainly on nectar.

• Peruvian Sierra Finch Phrygilus punensis

  This finch occurs in the high Andes of Peru and Bolivia. It forages on the ground in sparse, dry scrub and may be seen in family groups or mixed flocks.

• Crowned Slaty Flycatcher Griseotyrannus aurantioatrocristatus

  This gray tyrant flycatcher uses forest canopy, edges, and semi-open habitat. In Peru, austral migrants are usually recorded from February through November.

• Buff-winged Starfrontlet Coeligena lutetiae

  The Buff-winged Starfrontlet is a 14 cm hummingbird. It feeds mainly on nectar in humid Andean forest and along forest edges.

• Tamarugo Conebill Conirostrum tamarugense

  The Tamarugo Conebill occurs in tamarugo woodland and other habitats in northern Chile; records also show movement into southern Peru. The male has a reddish-brown eyebrow and throat, while these colors are paler in the female.

• Apical Flycatcher Myiarchus apicalis

  This flycatcher is endemic to Colombia. It has a bushy crest and pale tips to its tail feathers. It feeds on insects and small fruits in dry-valley scrub and woodland.

• Coppery-bellied Puffleg Eriocnemis cupreoventris

  This small hummingbird has green plumage, a copper-colored belly, and white leg puffs. It lives in montane areas of Colombia's Eastern Cordillera and northwestern Venezuela.