Plumages, Molts, and Structure

Adult: The male is more boldly patterned and brightly colored than the female.

Adult male: Overall yellow with black, white, and olive. Body is mainly ochraceous yellow, with darker, mottled areas on breast, throat and rump. The head is black with an olive forecrown. The tail is black. The wings are black with an extensive white patch on upper wing coverts (Sick 993, Ridgely and Tudor 2009).

Adult female: Overall brown and yellow. Body is mostly ochraceous brown with ochraceous yellow on the belly (Ridgely and Tudor 2009).

Nestlings: Skin is bright, brownish-pink color with gray down. The pin feathers are mostly dark gray, with the pin feathers on the flanks orange-yellow. The "bill line" (= tomium?) is pale yellow, and the soft palate is intense coral red (Tello 1999).

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Iris: brown (Ridgely and Tudor 2009)

Bill: black, long, with a hint of maxillary tooth at end (Sick 1993)

Tarsi: black (Ridgely and Tudor 2009)

Total length: 13-15 cm (n=18; Isler and Isler 1999)

Mass, both sexes: 17 g (n=18; Isler and Isler 1999)