DescriptionSize: 4-4.5 inches
Male: Reddish from crown to nape; belly to undertail-coverts black, blue-gray base to bil.
Female: paler than male; buff-brown from belly to undertail coverts.
Call: is a rising trilling twitter, loosely interpreted as 'trrrrrr-t' or a simple 'trrrrrr', and a loud ringing 'chew-chew-chew-chew' or 'chwee chwee chwee' occasionally 'chub chub chub chub' or 'feeeu feeeu', all of which may be followed by a 'wink wink wink'.
Song: given by both sexes, consists of various ringing notes repeated in a random sequence, interspersed with squaeky whistles, trills and warbles.
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