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Tawny Antpitta - BirdForum Opus

Photo © by C B Allen
Hotel Termales Del Ruiz, Tolima, Colombia, 14 November 2023
Grallaria quitensis

Identification

16-18cm.

Olive brown above, pale sides of head, white lores and eyering, buff-ochre below, white throat and belly.

Notice slight variation in facial plumage
Photo © by Sam Woods
Yanacocha, NW Ecuador, 18 March 2010

Distribution

South America: found in central Andes of Colombia through Ecuador to extreme northern Peru.

Taxonomy

Boyaca Antpitta and Atuen Antpitta were formerly included in Tawny Antpitta.

Subspecies

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

High altitude scrubland and hedgerows as well as disturbed areas.

Behaviour

Can either hop or run.

Vocalisation

When singing will sometimes perch in the open.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2023. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2023. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2023. IOC World Bird List (v 13.2). Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.13.2. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
  3. Restall et al. 2006. Birds of Northern South America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300124156

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