Wing-barred Piprites

The wing-barred piprites is 12.5 to 14 cm (4.9 to 5.5 in) long and weighs 15 to 21 g (0.53 to 0.74 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies P. c. chloris have a golden forehead, an olive-green crown, and a slightly gray olive-green nape. They have golden lores and a bold yellow eyering. Their upperparts and tail are olive-green with paler green edges on the tail feathers. Their wings are olive-green with paler green edges on the flight feathers and large creamy to white ends on the wing coverts that show as bars on the closed wing. Voice: The wing-barred piprites' song is somewhat variable but in general is "a rhythmic, far-carrying sequence, e.g. 'whip, pip-pip, pidipip, whip' ". It has also been written as "quee, quee quee queedle-le quee, quee?".