Ochre-rumped Antbird
Drymophila ochropyga
The ochre-rumped antbird is 12.5 to 13.5 cm (4.9 to 5.3 in) long. Adult males have a black crown, a long white supercilium, a black band through the eye, and white cheeks with black speckles. Their back is gray with a few black and white feathers and a white patch between the scapulars. Their rump is light rufous. Their wings are blackish with narrow buff edges on the flight feathers and wide white tips on the coverts. Their throat and breast are white with black streaks that are heavier on the latter. Their flanks and crissum are plain rufous. Voice: The ochre-rumped antbird's song is a "2-note 'tí-zzzzèh', 1st note very high and sharp, 2nd drawn-out and hoarse". Its most common call is "a series of 3–5 evenly paced, piercing, sharp notes".
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Scaled Antbird
Drymophila squamata
The scaled antbird is 12 to 14 cm (4.7 to 5.5 in) long and weighs 10.5 to 11 g (0.37 to 0.39 oz). Adult males of the nominate subspecies have a black crown with white spots along its side, a wide white supercilium, and a black stripe through the eye on an otherwise black-spotted white face. Their upperparts are black with white spots. Their wings are black and their wing coverts black with wide white tips. Their tail is barred with black and white. Their throat and underparts are white with black spots. Females have the same pattern but different colors than males. Voice: The scaled antbird's song is an "xtr. high, calm series of 4-7 sharp, pushed-out, descending notes". Its calls include an "abrupt 'pip " that may be repeated two to four times and a high-pitched short rattle that decreases in pitch and volume.
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