Slaty-backed Hemispingus Poospiza goeringi

A beautiful small tanager with attractive contrasting colors: slate gray upperparts, orange underparts, black mask, and a bright white eyebrow. Sexes similar, but male is richer orange. Often found in pairs, small groups and mixed species flocks. Uncommon in upper cloud forest, elfin forest, and bamboo edges, most often foraging at lower levels. Voice is an energetic and rapid series of disordered notes. No similar species with its color pattern and prominent eyebrow. Endemic to the Andes of Venezuela.