Atuen Antpitta

The Atuen antpitta is about 18 cm (7.1 in) long and apparently weighs between 58 and 65 g (2.0 and 2.3 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have deep cinnamon-rufous lores, eyering, and spot behind the eye. Their ear coverts are deep cinnamon-rufous with black tips that make them look sooty. They have mostly brown to dusky olive-brown crown, nape, back, wings, and tail. Their throat is cinnamon-ochraceous. Their underparts are mostly dark olive-ochraceous that is darkest on the breast. Their breast and belly feathers have small white tips that give a scaled appearance. Voice: Despite its generally open habitat, the Atuen antpitta is more often heard than seen. Its vocalization was the principal reason it was recognized as a species. Its song is a hollow whistle, "WHEEP tu-TUEE?". Its call is "a harsh, rolling screech: TCHEE'ew". The species is heard most often around dawn but vocalizes at any time of day. It vocalizes from the ground or a prominent perch.