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'''Alternative name: Chestnut-brown Antpitta''' | '''Alternative name: Chestnut-brown Antpitta''' | ||
;[[:Category:Grallaria|Grallaria]] erythroleuca | ;[[:Category:Grallaria|Grallaria]] erythroleuca | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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* Dark rufous above, browner on back | * Dark rufous above, browner on back | ||
* White throat and belly (washed with pale yellow in northern Cordillera Vilcabamba) | * White throat and belly (washed with pale yellow in northern Cordillera Vilcabamba) | ||
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An uncommon to locally fairly common restricted-range species. | An uncommon to locally fairly common restricted-range species. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
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Population from northern Cordillera Vilcabamba differs from other in plumage and song and may be racially distinct.<br /> | Population from northern Cordillera Vilcabamba differs from other in plumage and song and may be racially distinct.<br /> | ||
− | Forms a superspecies with [[Bay Antpitta]], [[Rusty-tinged Antpitta]], [[White-bellied Antpitta]] and [[Yellow-breasted Antpitta]]. | + | Forms a [[Dictionary_P-S#S|superspecies]] with [[Bay Antpitta]], [[Rusty-tinged Antpitta]], [[White-bellied Antpitta]] and [[Yellow-breasted Antpitta]]. |
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Subtropical or tropical moist montanes, especially tangled borders and bamboo stands.<br /> | Subtropical or tropical moist montanes, especially tangled borders and bamboo stands.<br /> | ||
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Presumably a sedentary species. | Presumably a sedentary species. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== |
Latest revision as of 20:49, 23 April 2018
Alternative name: Chestnut-brown Antpitta
- Grallaria erythroleuca
Identification
17.5 cm (6¾ in)
- Dark rufous above, browner on back
- White throat and belly (washed with pale yellow in northern Cordillera Vilcabamba)
- Rufous-brown breast side and flanks, washed with olive on flanks
- Rufous-brown usually forming a ragged breastband, spotted or mottled with white
Sexes alike. Juveniles undescribed.
Distribution
Southeastern Peru (Vilcabamba Mountains and Vilcanota Mountains).
An uncommon to locally fairly common restricted-range species.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Population from northern Cordillera Vilcabamba differs from other in plumage and song and may be racially distinct.
Forms a superspecies with Bay Antpitta, Rusty-tinged Antpitta, White-bellied Antpitta and Yellow-breasted Antpitta.
Habitat
Subtropical or tropical moist montanes, especially tangled borders and bamboo stands.
Occurs at 2150 to 3000m.
Behaviour
Diet
Feeds on beetles, ants and spiders.
Forages by hopping like a thrush. Food is picked from fallen leaves, mosses and mud. Usually seen on or near the ground.
Breeding
No information.
Movements
Presumably a sedentary species.
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/
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliot, and D Christie, eds. 2003. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 8: Broadbills to Tapaculos. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8487334504
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Red-and-white Antpitta. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 17 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Red-and-white_Antpitta