Description:Size: 6-6.5 inches
Male: very distinctive, red on face extends slightly behind eye
Female: as male, but red on face extends only to eye.
Call: is a shrill or ringing 'pee-uu' or 'tsee-yu', occasionally followed by a twittering note in flight; alarm call is a harsh or grating 'zeez' or 'eeez'.
Song: is a pleasant and very characteristic rapid tinkling 'tswit-witt-witt' repeated with various twittering, buzzing 'zee-zee' notes added, creating a fast and liquid canary-like song.
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