Guianan Warbling Antbird
Hypocnemis cantator
The Guianan warbling antbird is 11 to 12 cm (4.3 to 4.7 in) long and weighs 10 to 14 g (0.35 to 0.49 oz). Adult males have a black crown with a white central streak and a white supercilium on an otherwise black and white speckled face. Their upperparts are olive-gray with a white patch between the scapulars; the center of the patch has black and white speckles. Their rump is rufous. Their flight feathers are brown with yellowish olive-brown edges and their wing coverts black with white tips. Their tail is brown with pale buff tips to the feathers. Their throat is very pale gray. Voice: The male Guianan warbling antbird's song is "a series of clear notes ... that become raspy rather abruptly, ... accelerating and comprising a short initial note, then 2–6 notes of similar shape and peak frequency, but at a lower peak frequency than the short first note, before an abrupt shift to a third group of 1–4 similar notes at an even higher peak frequency than the initial note".
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Peruvian Warbling Antbird
Hypocnemis peruviana
The Peruvian warbling antbird is 11 to 12 cm (4.3 to 4.7 in) long. Adult males of the nominate subspecies have a black crown with a white central streak and a white supercilium on an otherwise black and white speckled face. Their upperparts are grayish brown with a white patch between the scapulars and much black and white speckling. Their rump is rufous. Their flight feathers are brown with yellowish olive-brown edges and their wing coverts black with white tips. Their tail is brown with pale buff tips to the feathers. Their throat and breast are white with many dark spots. Voice: The male Peruvian warbling antbird's song is "not at all warbling...a raspy, almost snarling 'peér, peer-peer-peer-peer-pur-pur-pyur' with descending effect". Females reply with a "shorter, higher-pitched version" that may start during the male's song. Both sexes give "wur-cheeé or wur-cheeé-cheeé" calls.
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