White-chinned Woodcreeper

The white-chinned woodcreeper is a medium-sized member of its genus with a shortish straight bill. It is 16 to 21 cm (6.3 to 8.3 in) long. Males weigh 28 to 54 g (0.99 to 1.9 oz) and females 29 to 54 g (1.0 to 1.9 oz). Subspecies D. m. merula and D. m. obidensis are significantly larger than the other five. In all subspecies the male and female have the same plumage. The nominate subspecies has mostly dark reddish brown upperparts with slightly redder wing coverts, flight feathers, and tail. A few flight feathers have dark brown tips. Voice: Subspecies D. m. merula and D. m. obidensis of the white-chinned woodcreeper sing "a series of 6-9 loud whistled notes...'kew, kew, kew, kew, kew, kewp' ". Their call is a "piercing 'deet-eet-ee' ". The songs of other subspecies have a lower pitch; in Colombia it has been described as "we, wi, di, dit" or "wi-wid-wid-di". Their calls include a "dit-it-it-it" or "tat-at-at".