- Grallaria varia
Identification
18–20·5 cm (7-8 in)
- Brownish back
- Slate grey crown
- Pale lores
- White or buffy submoustachial stripe
Variations
The underparts range from ranging from finely barred to streaked over the various subspecies.
Distribution
South America: found in Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Peru, Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 5 subspecies[1]:
- G. v. cinereiceps:
- G. v. varia:
- The Guianas and Brazil north of River Amazon (west from lower River Napo)
- G. v. distincta:
- Brazil south of River Amazon (River Madeira to River Tapajós, south to Mato Grosso)
- G. v. intercedens:
- East Brazil (Pernambuco and southern Bahia to south-eastern Minas Gerais)
- G. v. imperator:
Habitat
Humid forests and mature secondary woodlands. Occasionally seen at dawn in more open areas.
Behaviour
Diet
Their main diet consists of earthworms and invertebrates such as spiders, cockroaches, grasshoppers, cockroaches and centipedes.
Vocalisation
Recording by Andrew Whitehouse
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2018)
- Neotropical birds
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Variegated Antpitta. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 8 November 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Variegated_Antpitta
