Speckle-breasted Antpitta - BirdForum Opus

Photo by Francisco Paludo
Piraquara, PR, Brazil, May, 2018

Cryptopezus nattereri

Hylopezus nattererii

Identification

13·5 cm (5¼ in)

• Pale buff lores
• Whitish moustache
• Olive-brown upperparts
• Browner wings
• Dark primary coverts

Distribution

In South America, it's found in SouthEastern Brazil to northeastern Argentina (Misiones) and extreme eastern Paraguay.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Habitat

Low down in humid montane forests and mature secondary woodland.

Behaviour

Diet

There is no information available about what they eat.

Breeding

There is not much information, but they are known to build a stick nest.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2018)

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Speckle-breasted Antpitta. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 8 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Speckle-breasted_Antpitta

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