- Grallaria saturata
Identification
14-15 cm
- Rufous both above and below
- Somewhat scaly on center of lower belly, which also confers a slightly more buff color
- Eye dark brown
- Indistinct eye ring pale
- Bill dark but with buffy base of lower mandible
- Legs dark
Distribution
Central Andes of Colombia south through Ecuador to northern Peru (north and west of the Marañón River); also on the west slope of the Eastern Andes of Colombia, in the Iguaque Massif in Boyacá and extreme southwestern Santander
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized[1].
Habitat
Areas with dense understory of forest, second growth etc. Particularly likely to occur in humid areas such as near streams and in Chusquea bamboo. Found at elevations of 2550–3650 m asl.
Behaviour
Hops on or near the ground. Diet is presumably similar to other members of the Rufous Antpitta/Chestnut Antpitta complex in being dominated by insects and similar invertebrates.
Vocalisation
Long song is a trill of about 20 notes given within 2 seconds, with no change of pace or pitch. Each note seems down-slurred. Short song consists of one note well-spaced from a trill of another five notes where the pace gets faster, each note slightly down-slurred.
References
- 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/
- Ridgely, R.S., & P.J. Greenfield (2001). "The Birds of Ecuador - Field Guide". Comstock/Cornell Paperbacks. ISBN 978-0-8014-8721-7
- Link to paper by Isler et al. (2020) describing taxonomy of this species.
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Equatorial Antpitta. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 13 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Equatorial_Antpitta
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.