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Streak-breasted Treehunter vs Uniform Treehunter

Streak-breasted Treehunter (Thripadectes rufobrunneus)

Streak-breasted Treehunter

Thripadectes rufobrunneus

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The streak-breasted treehunter is 20 to 22 cm (7.9 to 8.7 in) long and weighs 48 to 54 g (1.7 to 1.9 oz). It is a large, dark furnariid with a thrush-like shape. The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a mostly dark brown face with dull rufescence on their ear coverts and a dark ochraceous malar area with dark flecks. Their crown is blackish with long olive streaks. They have an indistinct olive collar that becomes rufous on the sides of their neck. Their back and rump are rich dark brown that becomes dark reddish brown on their uppertail coverts. Voice: One version of the streak-breasted treehunter's song is "a scratchy che-brah, che-brah, che-brah... with a scolding quality". Another is "a series of rolling, burry 'chi-wówr' notes". Its calls include "a harsh, grating 'zeck' or 'tseck' or 'cheyt, cheyt' doubled 'rek-rek' ".

ID text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Photo: Adam Jackson · CC0
Uniform Treehunter (Thripadectes ignobilis)

Uniform Treehunter

Thripadectes ignobilis

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The uniform treehunter is 19 to 20 cm (7.5 to 7.9 in) long and weighs between 48 and 51 g (1.7 and 1.8 oz). It is the smallest, darkest, and shortest-billed member of its genus. The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a vague narrow supercilium and wide eyering that are dull tawny-rufous, blackish brown lores grizzled with pale buff, blackish ear coverts with narrow ochraceous-buff streaks, and a dark brown malar area with lighter blurry streaks and spots. Their crown is dark brown with vague pale spots on the forehead. Their back and rump are slightly paler and redder than the crown. Voice: The uniform treehunter's song is a rather high-pitched "series of 6-8 sharp 'kik' or 'kyip' notes".

ID text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Sonogram of the Uniform Treehunter
Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Song · El Oro: Reserva Buenaventura 9 km WNW Piñas, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo: Guy Babineau · CC BY 4.0

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