Band-tailed earthcreeper  (Ochetorhynchus phoenicurus)

Description

The band-tailed earthcreeper is a small, brown earthcreeper with a quite distinctive and striking bicoloured tail, which is mainly black but has a contrasting reddish-brown base (2) (4). The upperparts of the body are light greyish-brown and the underparts are pale greyish, with whitish streaks on the breast and flanks. The throat is white, and there is a white line above the eye. The legs are blackish. The dark beak is thin and straight, with a yellow or greyish base to the lower mandible (2) (4) (5). Male and female band-tailed earthcreepers are similar in appearance, while the juvenile has pale feather tips on the forehead, and less streaking on the breast and belly (2). The song is a fast, dry trill that sometimes ends with distinct, sharp notes, while the alarm call is a repeated, husky suwee (2) (4).

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