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| − | [[ | + | [[File:Rusty-breasted-Antpitta_Clearer-Image_CBALN.jpg|thumb|550px|right| ssp ferrugineipectus <br />Photo © by {{user|C+B+Allen|C B Allen}}<br /> Trail off the Minca to El Dorado lodge road (Magdalena/[[Colombia]]),<br /> 20 November 2023]] |
;[[:Category:Grallaricula|Grallaricula]] ferrugineipectus | ;[[:Category:Grallaricula|Grallaricula]] ferrugineipectus | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | [[Image:Rusty-breasted Antpitta - Grallaricula ferrugineipectus.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''ferrugineipectus ''<br />Photo by {{user|COLOMBIA+Birding|COLOMBIA Birding}}<br />Santa Marta, [[Colombia]], May 2013]] | |
10–10·5 cm (4-4¼ in) Tail-less, | 10–10·5 cm (4-4¼ in) Tail-less, | ||
*Pale pink legs | *Pale pink legs | ||
Revision as of 14:32, 1 March 2024
- Grallaricula ferrugineipectus
Identification
10–10·5 cm (4-4¼ in) Tail-less,
- Pale pink legs
- Olive-brown upperparts
- Buff loral spot and eyering
- White throat
- White crescent on chest
- Reddish-buff underparts
- White undertail coverts
Distribution
South America: found in Colombia and Venezuela.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 2 subspecies[1]:
- G. f. rara:
- G. f. ferrugineipectus :
- Santa Marta Mountains (north-eastern Colombia) and mountains of northern Venezuela
Habitat
They are found in the undergrowth of humid montane forests.
Behaviour
Diet
Their main diet consists of insects.
Breeding
They builds a shallow cup shaped nest of twigs and 2 pale green-grey, brown-marked eggs are laid.
References
- 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/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Apr 2018)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Rusty-breasted Antpitta. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 13 March 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Rusty-breasted_Antpitta
