- Grallaria haplonota
Identification
16.5 - 17cm (6½-6¾ in).
- Brown above
- Crown often slightly greyer
- Whitish lores
- White throat
- Dusky malar stripe and pale buff moustache
- Ochraceous rest of underparts, slightly darker on breast
- Dark rufescent tail
- Dark brown eye
Sexes similar. Juveniles are undescribed.
Distribution
Locally in northern Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador and northern Peru.
Uncommon to locally fairly common.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Four subspecies recognized:
- G. h. haplonota in northern Venezuela
- G. h. pariae on Paria Peninsula, Venezuela
- G. h. parambae on the Pacific slope from western Colombia to southern Ecuador
- G. h. chaplinae on the Amazonian slope from Colombia to Ecuador and south to northern Peru
Habitat
Found on floor and understorey of tropical most montane forest and forest edge. Prefers steep slopes along creeks at 700 - 1950m.
In Colombia replaced sharply by Yellow-breasted Antpitta at higher levels.
Behaviour
Diet
Feeds on small invertebrates like spiders, worms, snails and also soft insects.
Usually seen foraging alone on the ground, walking and running.
Breeding
Breeding season mainly in April to August in coastal Venezuela. One nest described as hemispherical structure made of sticks and placed on the ground. Lays 2 eggs.
Movements
Probably 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. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. 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) Plain-backed Antpitta. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 9 November 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Plain-backed_Antpitta
