Grey Antbird
Cercomacra cinerascens
The grey antbird is 13 to 15 cm (5.1 to 5.9 in) long and weighs 14 to 18 g (0.49 to 0.63 oz). Adult males of the nominate subspecies C. c. cinerascens have dark gray upperparts with a small white patch between their scapulars. Their tail is blackish gray with wide white spots at the ends of the feathers. Their wings have a brown tinge and have faint white spots on the coverts. Females have olive-brown crown and upperparts, a minimal white interscapular patch, and a grayer rump. Their wings are darker than their back with pale yellowish olive tips on the coverts. Voice: The grey antbird's songs appear to differ somewhat among the subspecies but no detailed analysis has been made. In Venezuela its song has been described as "a mushy rising and falling crook-shank". In Ecuador it has been described as a "distinctive gravelly...'ch-krr, ch-krr, ch-krr...', somewhat hiccup-like". In Peru it is described as "djjj-HUR djjj-HUR djjj-HUR".
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Jet Antbird
Cercomacra nigricans
The jet antbird is 14 to 15.5 cm (5.5 to 6.1 in) long and weighs 15 to 17.5 g (0.53 to 0.62 oz). Adult males are almost entirely black, with white edges on their outer scapulars, a white patch between them, and a hidden white patch under them. Their wing coverts and tail feathers have white tips and their flight feathers have white inner edges. Females are mostly blackish gray, with white in the same places as the male. They also have a whitish ring around the eye, thin white streaks on their throat and breast, and white barring on their lower belly. Voice: The male jet antbird's song is "4 or more pairs of notes, each pair consisting of sharp abrupt note followed by longer burry note" and has been written as "harsh paired 'tch-ker' notes". The species' call is "a harsh note repeated in series" like "chak chak chak chak chak chak".
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