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What the Andean Laniisoma sounds like
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The Andean laniisoma is about 17 to 18 cm (6.7 to 7.1 in) long and weighs about 40 to 60 g (1.4 to 2.1 oz). The sexes have similar plumage. They have a long bill with a hooked tip. Adult males of the nominate subspecies L. b. buckleyi have a black cap and a pale greenish yellow eye-ring on an otherwise olive-green face. Their upperparts, wings, and tail are olive-green. Their underparts are mostly yellow with a few black spots on the throat and black bars along the sides and flanks. Voice: The Andean laniisoma's song has been described as "a very high-pitched and sibilant SEEeeweeEEE, SEEeeweeEEE, SEEeeweeEEE". It also "gives a squeaky rattle and descending ki-ki-ki calls".
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When to see the Andean Laniisoma
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 5 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is July, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Andean Laniisoma
The map shades 1 country with regular records, and 1 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Recorded as a rare visitor in Peru.
About the Andean Laniisoma
The Andean laniisoma is a species of passerine bird in the family Tityridae, the tityras, becards, and allies. It is found Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
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