Black-hooded Antwren

The black-hooded antwren is 11 cm (4.3 in) long. Adult males have a deep rufous back, rump, and uppertail coverts. They are otherwise almost entirely black, with white tips on the wing coverts and white flanks. The center of their throat and breast are black, their flanks white, and their undertail coverts have white bars. Adult females also have deep rufous upperparts. They are mostly olive-brown otherwise, which color is paler and buffier on their underparts. Their wings and tail are blackish with white tips on the coverts. Voice: The black-hooded antwren's song is a "high, level, rattling 'tjotjotjo---' (2-3 sec)" that is also described as a "three-second series of low-pitched tchóup calls". Its calls include a "soft 'chep-ep' " and an "explosive, nasal descending note that is often doubled".