Habitat: This species is common in humid lowlands. It will favor second-growth woodland, forest borders and clearings and roadsides bordered by trees. Distribution: This species has been reported from southeastern Mexico to western Ecuador. Natural History Notes: The call of this species is particular and sounds like dripping water, with a series of gurgling notes such as "plup, plup, plup, plup-loo-upoo". Conservation status according to IUCN 2008 Red list: Least Concern (LC). It is a resident species. Characteristics: The length of this species varies between sexes. The male has a total length 14 inches, whereas the female has a total length of 11 inches (measured from tip of bill to end of tail). This bird has white to yellow straight bill the iris pale blue. It is characterized by and the head and the neck of a chestnut coloration. Otherwise, the plumage is moslty black to chestnut especially on the rump and the lower belly. Then, the tail is yellow with the exception of the two central feathers that are dark gray. The male differs from the female by the presence of a few feathers that form a crest.