Band-tailed Fruiteater

The band-tailed fruiteater is 18.5 to 19.5 cm (7.3 to 7.7 in) long and weighs 44 to 59 g (1.6 to 2.1 oz). The sexes have different plumage. Adult males of the nominate subspecies have an entirely black head and upper breast with a thin yellow band ("collar") around its base except on the nape. Their upperparts are green and the wings and tail mostly that color. The wing's tertials have white tips. The tail has a black bar near the end and white tips on the feathers. Their underparts are yellow with black scallops. Their flanks are green and also have black scallops. Voice: The band-tailed fruiteater's song is "a series of very high notes followed by thin, descending whistle, ti-ti-ti teeeeeeew" and its call "a series of high ti or tswee notes".