Sooty Antbird

The sooty antbird is 17 to 19 cm (6.7 to 7.5 in) long and weighs 42 to 48 g (1.5 to 1.7 oz). Both sexes have a ring of light blue bare skin around their eye and a red iris. Adult males of the nominate subspecies are mostly very dark gray with a brown tinge on their wings and a seldom visible white line at the bend of the wing. Adult females have a rufous-chestnut crown with a black border. Their upperparts are grayish olive-brown that becomes reddish yellow-brown at the rump. Their wings are rufous and their tail dark brown. Voice: The sooty antbird's song is "a slowly and even-paced, rising series of ringing, descending whistled notes" pew pew PEW PEW PEW PEW PEW PEW". Its calls include "a loud, musical, puttering rattle, also a descending mewed aaww and a hollow, musical chatter: PEW'kur'kur'kur'kur'kur".