Ochre-breasted Foliage-gleaner
Anabacerthia lichtensteini
The ochre-breasted foliage-gleaner is 15 to 17 cm (5.9 to 6.7 in) long and weighs 18 to 24 g (0.63 to 0.85 oz). It is a medium-sized furnariid with a wedge-shaped bill that is the shortest in its genus. The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have an ochraceous eye ring and sharply defined supercilium, a dark brownish band behind the eye, dull rufous-ochre ear coverts, and pale brownish lores. Their crown is dull gray-brown with vague paler streaks, their back rufescent brown, and their rump and uppertail coverts a slightly lighter rufescent brown. Voice: The ochre-breasted foliage-gleaner's song is a "series of up to 10 estr. high, piercing 'zipzip---' notes". Its call is a "short, very high, inhaled trill".
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Scaly-throated Foliage-gleaner
Anabacerthia variegaticeps
The scaly-throated foliage-gleaner is 15 to 17 cm (5.9 to 6.7 in) long and weighs 19 to 25 g (0.67 to 0.88 oz). It is a medium-sized furnariid with a wedge-shaped bill. The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a wide ocraceous buff eyering and supercilium and a dark brown line behind the eye. Their lores and ear coverts are dark brown and dull buff with sometimes a reddish wash. Their crown is dull grayish brown with faint buff streaks, their nape and upper back dark dull brown, and the rest of their back, rump, and uppertail coverts rich rufescent brown. Voice: The scaly-throated foliage-gleaner's song has variously been described as "15–20 squeaky, sharp 'squeak' or 'skew' notes that lasts several seconds, sometimes ascending and then descending", "a trilling tser'u'u'u'u!", and "a fast-paced, evenly pitched series of up to 15-20 piercing and harsh 'skee' or 'tjik' notes". Its calls include "an explosive, dry 'squeak!' or 'squeer!
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