East Andean Antbird

The East Andean antbird is 14.5 to 15.5 cm (5.7 to 6.1 in) long and weighs 11 to 13 g (0.39 to 0.46 oz). Adult males have a black crown and back with white streaks except in the solid black center of the crown, and a white patch between the scapulars. Their rump is rufous. Their flight feathers are black with rufous edges and their wing coverts black with white tips. Their tail is blackish gray with white tips to the feathers. Their face, throat, and breast are white with heavy black streaks. Their belly is unstreaked white and their flanks and crissum are rufous. Voice: The East Andean antbird's song is similar to that of other Drymophila antbirds. However, most of theirs have two even-pitched introductory notes (e.g. "tchip! tchip! djzzew-djzzew-djzzed-djzew") while the East Andean's starts with four to six rising notes. The calls of all of the Drymophila antbirds appear to be similar, for example "a sharp, ringing pi-pit!