Black-fronted Brushfinch

The black-fronted brushfinch is about 17 cm (6.7 in) long. The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a black forehead ("front") and a rufous to orange crown and nape. Their face is mostly black with a faint dark slaty wash on the cheeks. Their upperparts are dark slaty gray and their wings and tail are slightly darker. The wing's outer primaries have thin white edges and all primaries have white bases. Their throat, breast, belly, and undertail coverts are yellow and the sides of the breast and flanks have an olive or grayish wash. Voice: One black-fronted brushfinch song "tarts with a series of chip or tink-like notes at a pace of around 2–3/s, followed by 1–2 faster and usually lower-pitched trill series". It is usually sung at dawn.