Schwartz's Antthrush Chamaeza turdina

A secretive, long-legged and scaly bird of cloud forest understory. Shows white eyebrow, throat, and cheeks, with rufous-brown upperparts, contrasting black and white scalloped underparts, and a short brown tail, usually held cocked up. Sexes similar. Common, alone or in pairs walking on the floor of mature cloud forest. Hard to see but very vocal; song is a remarkably long series of notes without pause for 30 seconds or more, “Cu cu cu cu cu cu cu…” Similar to Short-tailed Antthrush, which has buffier and less scalloped underparts, more olive-brown upperparts, and a white tipped tail; Schwartz’s is usually found at higher elevations than Short-tailed.