- Grallaricula cumanensis
Identification
11–11·5 cm (4¼-4½ in)
- Slate-grey crown
- Brownish upperparts
- Rufous-orange underparts
- Paler at throat
- White central belly
- Buff lores
Distribution
Taxonomy
Clements (2010)[1], Gill and Donsker (2010)[2] and the SACC[3] split Sucre Antpitta from Slate-crowned Antpitta.
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized:[1]
- G.n. cumanensis
- Coastal mountains of northern Venezuela (Anzoátegui, Sucre and Monagas)
- G.n. pariae
- North-eastern Venezuela (subtropical mountains of Paría Peninsula)
Habitat
Found in the undergrown of humid montane forests.
Behaviour
Diet
There is little information available, but it is presumed their diet is similar to that of Slate-crowned Antpitta
Vocalisation
The Sucre Antpitta differs from the Slate-crowned Antpitta in both call and song.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2010. IOC World Bird Names (version 2.7). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
- SACC proposal to split Slate-crowned Antpitta
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Sucre Antpitta. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 3 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Sucre_Antpitta
