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Chuncho
(Ch.). Length: male 19,5 cm, female 21 cm. Habitat: woods
and forests. Brown head with longish ochre streaks. Fine wite
brow. Back brown with a touch of cinnamon, white spots on
scapulars. Black and white design on the hind-neck simulating
eyes. Face brown with buff spots. White throat. Brown collar.
Breast cinnamon-brown with ochre and white streaking. Streaks
run into each other to form three longitudinal lines. Brown
wings with witish dots. Tail brown with chestnut bands. There
is also a reddish form. Voice: a series of monotone whistled
too...too...too..., three per second. Another, especially
when angry: fweet fweet FWEET - cheerrr, cherrr, cherr,
cherr'. |