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Photo by COLOMBIA Birding
Central Andes, Colombia June 2011
Grallaria rufocinerea

Identification

16.5 cm

  • Dark rufous-brown head, throat and upperparts
  • Dark grey chest to crissum, paler on central belly
  • Eye dark brown
  • Black bill

Distribution

South America: Central Andes of Colombia (from Antioquia south) to north-eastern Ecuador (northwest Sucumbíos)

Taxonomy

This species was found to be embedded into the complex of 15 other species which were previously included in Rufous Antpitta/Chestnut Antpitta.

Subspecies

This is a monotypic species[1]. A second subspecies, romeroana is now considered a synonym of the main taxon.

Habitat

Dense understory of moist montane forests including disturbed areas and second growth. It is found at 1950–3250 m asl.

Behaviour

Diet

The diet includes insects. It is found on or close to the ground.

Vocalisation

Long song is a series of about 13 notes given over a longer period. The length of each note shortens while the spacing between notes is constant, and the pitch is also constant. The short song consists of a single note of almost a seconds duration.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2023. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2023. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2023. IOC World Bird List (v 13.2). Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.13.2. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
  3. Link to paper by Isler et al. (2020) describing taxonomy of this species.
  4. Greeney, H. F. (2020). Bicolored Antpitta (Grallaria rufocinerea), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.bicant3.01
  5. Avibase
  6. BirdLife International

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External Links

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