White-collared Foliage-gleaner

The white-collared foliage-gleaner is about 20 cm (7.9 in) long. It has a large wedge-shaped bill. The sexes' plumages are alike. Adults have a well-defined whitish supercilium, grayish white lores, and a white malar area on an otherwise dark brown face. Their crown is a rich dark brown with a faint scalloped appearance. Their throat is white and their entire neck is circled with a wide white band. Their back and rump are a lighter brown than the crown and their uppertail coverts and tail are dark rufous. Their wings are the same brown as the back with a bright yellowish brown bend. Voice: The white-collared foliage-gleaner's song has been described as a "high, musical, slightly lowered 'djepdjep---' " and as "low-pitched, evenly spaced 'tchook' notes...becoming louder after first few notes. It also makes a "distinctive high-pitched, squeaky 'chek, jééurr-jééurr-jééurr-jééurr-jééurr'...and hoarse, syncopated 'wrr-jek, wrjejek, wrrjejek' ". Its alarm call is "a piercing 'ghéé-eh' ".