m (genus tags added) |
(Distribution & Taxonomy expanded. References) |
||
Line 2: | Line 2: | ||
;[[:Category:Grallaria|Grallaria]] guatimalensis | ;[[:Category:Grallaria|Grallaria]] guatimalensis | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
− | 18cm | + | 18cm<br /> |
+ | *Grey nape | ||
+ | *Olive brown crown and upperparts, feathers scaled black | ||
+ | *Brown throat | ||
+ | *Cinnamon underparts | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
− | [[ | + | [[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]]<br /> |
+ | '''Central America''': [[Mexico]], [[Guatemala]], [[Belize]], [[El Salvador]], [[Honduras]], [[Nicaragua]], [[Costa Rica]] and [[Panama]]<br /> | ||
+ | '''South America''': [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], [[Guyana]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]] and [[Bolivia]]. | ||
+ | ==Taxonomy== | ||
+ | ====Subspecies==== | ||
+ | There are 9 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
+ | *''G. g. ochraceiventris'': Mountains of south-western [[Mexico]] (Jalisco to Hidalgo, Guerrero and Morelos) | ||
+ | *''G. g. guatimalensis'': Southern Mexico (north-western Veracruz and Oaxaca) to northern [[Nicaragua]] | ||
+ | *''G. g. princeps'': Subtropical [[Costa Rica]] to western [[Panama]] (Veraguas) | ||
+ | *''G. g. chocoensis'': Mountains of eastern Panama (Darién) and north-western [[Colombia]] (Chocó) | ||
+ | *''G. g. carmelitae'': Santa Marta Mountains (north-eastern Colombia) and Sierra de Perijá | ||
+ | *''G. g. aripoensis'': [[Trinidad]] | ||
+ | *''G. g. regulus'': Andes of Colombia, eastern [[Ecuador]] and [[Peru]] (south to Cusco) | ||
+ | *''G. g. sororia'': Southern Peru (Cusco) to central [[Bolivia]] (Santa Cruz) | ||
+ | *''G. g. roraimae'': Tepuis of southern [[Venezuela]], adjacent northern [[Brazil]] and western [[Guyana]] | ||
− | + | An additional subspecies ''binfordi'' is not recognised by most authorities<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup>. | |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Moist lowland forests and montanes. | Moist lowland forests and montanes. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
Terrestrial. | Terrestrial. | ||
− | + | ====Breeding==== | |
− | It builds a cup nest of sticks and leaves low in a shrub, | + | It builds a cup nest of sticks and leaves low in a shrub, into which 2 eggs are laid. |
+ | ==References== | ||
+ | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec10}}#Avibase | ||
+ | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Scaled+Antpitta}} | {{GSearch|Scaled+Antpitta}} |
Revision as of 23:21, 8 January 2011
This article is incomplete. This article is missing one or more sections. You can help the BirdForum Opus by expanding it. |
- Grallaria guatimalensis
Identification
18cm
- Grey nape
- Olive brown crown and upperparts, feathers scaled black
- Brown throat
- Cinnamon underparts
Distribution
Central and South America
Central America: Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama
South America: Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 9 subspecies[1]:
- G. g. ochraceiventris: Mountains of south-western Mexico (Jalisco to Hidalgo, Guerrero and Morelos)
- G. g. guatimalensis: Southern Mexico (north-western Veracruz and Oaxaca) to northern Nicaragua
- G. g. princeps: Subtropical Costa Rica to western Panama (Veraguas)
- G. g. chocoensis: Mountains of eastern Panama (Darién) and north-western Colombia (Chocó)
- G. g. carmelitae: Santa Marta Mountains (north-eastern Colombia) and Sierra de Perijá
- G. g. aripoensis: Trinidad
- G. g. regulus: Andes of Colombia, eastern Ecuador and Peru (south to Cusco)
- G. g. sororia: Southern Peru (Cusco) to central Bolivia (Santa Cruz)
- G. g. roraimae: Tepuis of southern Venezuela, adjacent northern Brazil and western Guyana
An additional subspecies binfordi is not recognised by most authorities[2].
Habitat
Moist lowland forests and montanes.
Behaviour
Terrestrial.
Breeding
It builds a cup nest of sticks and leaves low in a shrub, into which 2 eggs are laid.
References
- Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
- Avibase
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Scaled Antpitta. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 5 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Scaled_Antpitta