It is found in the Andes from Venezuela to Bolivia with a rather discontinuous distribution. Its name Grallaricula is the diminutive form of Grallaria, grallarius = stilt man. The epithet ferrugineipectus derives from the Latin roots ferrugineus = rusty and pectus = chest.
It is found in the Andes where it has a certain degree of association with bamboo growths. Its name Synallaxis comes from the Greek sunallaxis = to change, which was assigned by Vieillot (1818) referring to characters that merited recognition as a different gender. The epithet unirufa comes from the Latin roots uni = solmamente and rufus = rufous or rust-colored.
The Rose-faced Parrot was formerly considered to be conspecific with the Brown-hooded Parrot (Pyrilia haematotis), from which the present species differs most clearly in the large pinky-red facial patch, outlined with darker feathers, and the lack of red feathering on the flanks and axillaries.
It is a quite characteristic bird with a long tail that is more than twice that of its body. Replaces the Lira Road Guard (Uropsalis lyra) at altitudes above 2500 m. Its name Uropsalis means scissor tail and derives from the roots oura = tail and psalis = scissors. Its epithet segmentata derives from Latin and means ornamented with golden or purple edges.
The Wire-crested Thorntail is a hummingbird of average size; although the female is similar it is of a much smaller size. It is distinguished by the long, filamentous crest of the male. It is a rare species in Colombia, much more frequent in the humid forests of Ecuador, yet little is known about its natural history.
The name of the genus comes from the Latin Formica (ant) and arius (dedicated to) and refers to the behavior of some species of the family of following legionary ants and feeding on the insects disturbed by them. Rufipectus refers to the rufous coloration of the chest.
The Paramo tapaculo (Scytalopus opacus) is a species of bird in the Rhinocryptidae family. It is found at altitudes of 2,600 to 4,000 metres (8,500 to 13,100 ft) in the Andes of northern Peru, Ecuador and southern Colombia (Cordillera Central). It has traditionally been treated as a subspecies of S. canus, but the two have different voices, leading to them being split into separate species in 2010.
The Anisognathus notabilis is a medium-sized bird characterized by its yellow, black, blue-green color in the body and with a medium dependence on forests.
The generic masculine name «Loriotus» derives from the French word «loriot», which is the common name of the European oriole Oriolus oriolus; and the name of the species «luctuosus», from Latin: mourning, in reference to the black color of the species
The superciliaried hemispingus (Thlypopsis superciliaris) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.
It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and degraded former forest.
