Brown-capped Vireo
Vireo leucophrys
The brown-capped vireo is 11.5 to 12.5 cm (4.5 to 4.9 in) long and weighs about 12 to 13.5 g (0.42 to 0.48 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies V. l. leucophrys have an olive-brown crown, a white supercilium, a dusky spot on their lores, a dusky streak behind the eye, and grayish white ear coverts. Their upperparts, wings, and tail are grayish olive to brownish olive-green with yellow edges on the wing coverts. Their throat and upper breast are grayish white and the rest of their underparts pale yellow. Voice: The brown-capped vireo's song has been described as "a short, sweet 2.5-3-sec. warble, similar to Warbling Vireo song", "a silky, ripping, and somewhat hurried little refrain, here you sée me hear me sing so swéet", and "a hesitating, pleasant warble of variable pattern...wurlze-wee-wee wurzle-weezle-wee wurzle-wee". One description of its call is "a wheezing, descending zreeEEEEw".
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White-bellied Erpornis
Erpornis zantholeuca
In its coloration, morphology and acrobatic habits, this bird resembles a vireo quite a lot. However, it has a prominent crest like many yuhinas, which together with the unusual biogeography has served to obscure its true relationships for a long time. The crested head, back, wings and tail of this bird are olivaceous or golden brown while the underparts are white. Erpornis possesses well-developed musculature for gaping or opening the bill forcefully and may use this to pry bark from trees to seek insects.
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