Sierra Nevada Antpitta (Grallaria spatiator)

Very limited range endemic Antpitta. Although we heard 2 or 3 birds this was the only one we managed to see as it perched briefly in a dense clump of bamboo by the track on the San Lorenzo ridge in Colombia’s Santa Marta Mountains. Challenging to photograph given virtually no light and how the bird was always at least partially obscured by leaves.

Formerly considered to be a subspecies of what used to be called Rufous Antpitta and I think currently missing a photograph in Opus. *** Additional photos added to gallery at request of Opus administrators ***