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The paramo ground tyrant (Muscisaxicola alpinus), also known as the paramo ground-tyrant, is a species of bird in the tyrant flycatcher family, Tyrannidae. plain-capped ground tyrant (M. griseus) was formerly considered to be a subspecies of M. alpinus but is now commonly treated as a separate species. The name «plain-capped ground tyrant» is sometimes used for M. alpinus.

It is found in Colombia and Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.

Tersina is a genus of tanager. It contains a single species, the swallow tanager (Tersina viridis). It is found widely throughout South America, from eastern Panama to far northern Argentina.

The black-backed bush tanager also known as the black-backed bush-finch, is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is monotypic within the genus Urothraupis. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Silent and inconspicuous bird that lives in humid jungles east of the Andes. His name Bucco derives from Latin and means cheek. The epithet macrodactylus means long-fingered and derives from the roots makros = long and daktulos = finger.

The size of the Golden-breasted Puffleg is 12 to 13 cm and weighs between 5.2 and 5.8 g. It has a straight black beak; the upper parts are bright green and the lower parts are iridescent green; the neck, chest and belly are more iridescent coppery green.

The name of this species refers to its dark color and derives from the Greek lipauges which means dark or devoid of light and from the Latin roots fuscus = dark and cinereus = ash color.

The grey-headed dove (Leptotila plumbeiceps) is a large New World tropical dove. It is a resident breeder from eastern Mexico to western Panama. It was formerly considered conspecific with the grey-fronted dove, L. rufaxilla, of South America and the Grenada dove, L. wellsi, of Grenada.

The white-bearded flycatcher (Phelpsia inornata) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is the only member of the genus Phelpsia. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and heavily degraded former forest.

The White-bearded Flycatcher is a medium-sized flycatcher restricted to the llanos of Venezuela. It superficially resembles the widespread Social Flycatcher (Myiozetetes similis), but has a distinctive large-headed and short-billed appearance. It is uncommon and often inconspicuous in gallery forest and isolated woodlots. Pairs are most obvious when they display and duet in territorial defense. A non-breeding helper often assists a pair in nesting.

The cocoi heron (Ardea cocoi) is a species of heron in the family Ardeidae. It is common and widespread throughout most of South America including Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela. It is a non-breeding visitor to Trinidad and Tobago and a vagrant to the Falkland Islands and Tristan da Cunha. Its natural habitats are rivers, swamps, and freshwater lakes.