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- Brachypteracias leptosomus
Identification
30-38cm. Short legs, large head and puffy throat, it has a plump appearance. The upperparts are mid green-brown with a purple iridescence to the rear crown and nape, with paler underparts. The cheeks and throat are maroon-brown, speckled with white spots and bordered by a wide, white, crescent-shaped breast band. The long tail has white tips on the outer feathers and there are fine white tips to the wing-coverts. The bill is strong, slightly hooked and dark brown.
Distribution
Taxonomy
Habitat
Rainforests with moderate ground cover of herbaceous, mossy vegetation and deep leaf litter.
Behaviour
The diet includes invertebrates and small vertebrates, such as frogs, geckos, lizards and snakes.
It nests in tree cavities and the root masses of epiphytes.
