Brazilian Laniisoma

The Brazilian laniisoma is 18.5 to 20.5 cm (7.3 to 8.1 in) long and weighs about 41 to 51 g (1.4 to 1.8 oz). The sexes have similar plumage. They have a long bill with a hooked tip. Adult males have a deep black crown and a pale eye-ring on an otherwise olive-green face. Their upperparts are mostly bright olive-green with dusky edges on the flight feathers. Their underparts are bright golden-yellow with irregular black scale-like markings on the sides of the throat, on the breast, along the sides and flanks, and in the ventral region. Voice: The Brazilian laniisoma's song is an "extr. high, downslurred piiiieh, repeated with slightly varying pitch and intervals".