Andean Negrito vs Austral Negrito

Andean Negrito

Lessonia oreas

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The Andean negrito is 12.5 to 13 cm (4.9 to 5.1 in) long. Adult males are mostly black with a pale rufous back. The inner webs of their flight feathers are silvery white that makes the wing look pale in flight but are seldom visible at rest. Adult females are smaller than males. They have a mostly blackish brown head and upperparts with a dull rufous back. The inner webs of their flight feathers are sandy brown. Their chin is whitish, their breast and belly sooty with rufous sides on the breast, and their crissum blackish. Juveniles are similar to adult females but much paler overall.

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Austral Negrito

Lessonia rufa

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The austral negrito is 11.5 to 12.5 cm (4.5 to 4.9 in) long. Adult males are mostly black with a rufous-chestnut back. Their flight feathers are black without the pale inner webs that the Andean negrito has. Adult females are smaller than males. They have a brownish gray crown, a white supercilium and cheek, and a dark brown "collar" on their nape and upper back. Their lower back is dull rufous-brown. Their wings and tail are black with whitish edges on the outer web of the outermost tail feathers. Voice: The austral negrito is not highly vocal. Its alarm call is "a repeated tjit-tjit" and its contact call "a short twitter". Males call "sipsipsipsip-sereen" during their display flight.

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Photos and recordings are credited to their authors under the licence shown. Full profiles: Andean Negrito and Austral Negrito.