Key Identification Features
- Adult individuals have blackish crown and nape, a distinct white supercilium, rufous-brown back, chestnut wings, blackish rump, and a black tail with green iridescence and a white tip.
- Their bill is long and slightly curved; a distinctive whitish supercilium sits above a dark eye-line.
- The hepatic morphs of these two related species can look similar to Cacomantis sonneratii, but the latter is distinguished by its supercilium, long beak, and barred tail.
- The call of this species is distinctive: it is a high-pitched four-note whistle, transcribed variously as "wee-ti wee-tee" or "smoke-yer-pepper".
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