Sharpbill

16 cm. Sexes alike. A relatively long pointed bill. Head and neck grayish-white with dusky scaling the head somewhat crested, the crest being red bordered by black with the red largely concealed. Above olive-green. The wings are dusky with two narrow yellow wing bars and indistinct yellow edging to the flight feathers. Belly yellowish with bold black spots. Song is a very high and sharp descending whistle, "ziiieeeew", repeated every minute or so. Other vocalizations include a weak "tet" and a high tremulous "tsirrr" ^30 . Often high in the canopy of tall trees, sometimes with mixed bird parties, perch-gleaning chickadee-like and probing moss, lichen and epiphytes. Feeds on insects and fruit. Sometimes perches erect quietly for long times ^30, ^44 . Nest is a small cup ^30 . Local, but not uncommon, in tall primary forest. On the Tres Picos trail at Itatiaia a group of these birds can be found year after year in the same area probably due to the occurrence of particular fruiting trees. Throughout. <8E>Serra dos Org<C4>os, Serra do Mar, Serra Mantiqueira, Serra Paranapiacaba Fazenda Intervales, PE Jacupiranga . 400-1400 meters Itatiaia . 4751 Song or call. Serra da Mantiqueira, Tres Picos trail, Itatiaia NP, 11<10>5<10>93. Sunny, 25<91>C. Primary forest. With /Euphonia pectoralis and /Hylopezus nattereri .: 9251 Song or call, Parco Estadual PE Jacupiranga, Caverna do Diabo, 10<10>23<10>94. Sunny, 28<91>C. Primary rainforest.: 12006 Song or call, Fazenda Intervales, 11<10>29<10>98. Sunny, 25<91>C. Primary forest. With /Brotogeris tirica .: 14193 Song or call. 10<10>22<10>99, Serra da Mantiqueira, Tres Picos Trail. Clear, 25<91>C. Primary forest. With /Dendrocincla turdina, Terenura maculata, Saltator similis, Chamaeza ruficauda .: 9791 >: