Amazonian Antpitta - BirdForum Opus

Subspecies yessupi
Photo © by Stanley Jones
Villa Carmen Lodge, Pilicopata, Cusco Department, Peru, September 2018

Myrmothera berlepschi

Hylopezus berlepschi

Identification

14·5 cm (5¾ in)

• Olive-brown upperparts
• Buffy loral spot

Distribution

South America: found in Peru, Bolivia, Brazil

Taxonomy

This is a polytypic species^[1] consisting of 2 subspecies.

Subspecies

• M. b. yessupi:

• Eastern and central Peru and immediately adjacent western Brazil

• M. b. berlepschi:

• Southern Amazonian Brazil to south-eastern Peru and north-central Bolivia

Habitat

They like the dense undergrowth of forest edges and overgrown clearings. Generally at heights below 500m.

Behaviour

Diet

Little is known, but their diet appears to consist of insects. They usually forage alone on the forest floor.

Breeding

There is no information on breeding activity.

Movements

They are thought to be sedentary.

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. Avibase
3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2014 and February 2018)

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Amazonian Antpitta. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 20 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Amazonian_Antpitta

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