Female © Khaleb Yordan
Male © Anonymous
Male © John Bruin

Rusty Mouse-Warbler Crateroscelis murina

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Identification

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A small, secretive bird of lowland and foothill forest understory. Rusty underparts, gray-brown back blending to a blackish front half of the crown, white chin and upper throat. Aru birds are more white below. Similar to Bicolored Mouse-Warbler, but Rusty is usually found lower and has a white rather than rufous throat. Much more often heard than seen and it is one of the characteristic sounds of the forest. A slightly tuneless, high-pitched, whistled song.

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