Black Solitaire

The black solitaire is about 23 cm (9.1 in) long; one individual weighed 56 g (2.0 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults are almost entirely glossy black. They have silvery white "cheeks" from the base of the bill to the ear coverts, white underwing coverts, and white lower halves of their outer tail feathers. They have a red iris, a black maxilla, a yellowish orange mandible, and dark grayish brown legs and feet. Juveniles are mostly dull brown with less white than adults. Voice: The black solitaire sings infrequently. Its song is "a weak but surprisingly far-carrying long wreeeeeeeenh...with a ringing but at the same time almost nasal quality". Its call is "a much weaker tseeu".