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| − | + | [[Image:Rusty-breasted Antpitta - Grallaricula ferrugineipectus.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Subspecies ''ferrugineipectus ''<br />Photo by {{user|COLOMBIA+Birding|COLOMBIA Birding}}<br />Santa Marta, [[Colombia]], May 2013]] | |
| − | [[Image:Rusty-breasted Antpitta - Grallaricula ferrugineipectus.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|COLOMBIA+Birding|COLOMBIA Birding}}<br>Santa Marta, [[Colombia]], May 2013]] | ||
;[[:Category:Grallaricula|Grallaricula]] ferrugineipectus | ;[[:Category:Grallaricula|Grallaricula]] ferrugineipectus | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | [[Image:DSC9080.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''leymebambae''<br />Photo by {{user|kitefarrago|kitefarrago}}<br />Wayqecha, Manu NP, Madre de Dios, [[Peru]], August 2017]] | |
| + | 10–10·5 cm (4-4¼ in) Tail-less, | ||
| + | *Pale pink legs | ||
| + | *Olive-brown upperparts | ||
| + | *Buff [[Topography#Heads|loral]] spot and eyering | ||
| + | *White throat | ||
| + | *White crescent on chest | ||
| + | *Reddish-buff underparts | ||
| + | *White undertail [[Topography#General Anatomy|coverts]] | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[South America]]: found in [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], western [[Ecuador]], north-western [[Peru]] and northern [[Bolivia]] |
| + | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | There are 3 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
| + | *''G. f. rara'': | ||
| + | :*Eastern Andes of [[Colombia]], and the Sierra de Perijá (Colombia/ [[Venezuela]] border) | ||
| + | *''G. f. ferrugineipectus '': | ||
| + | :*Santa Marta Mountains (north-eastern Colombia) and mountains of northern Venezuela | ||
| + | *''G. f. leymebambae'': | ||
| + | :*local on west slope of the Andes of western [[Ecuador]] and north-western [[Peru]] (Piura). East slope of the Andes from northern Peru (Amazonas south of the Marañón River) to northern [[Bolivia]] (La Paz) | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | They are found in the undergrowth of humid montane forests. | |
==Behaviour== | ==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== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Apr 2018) | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Grallaricula+ferrugineipectus}} | {{GSearch|Grallaricula+ferrugineipectus}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Grallaricula]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Grallaricula]] | ||
Revision as of 23:19, 22 April 2018
- 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, Venezuela, western Ecuador, north-western Peru and northern Bolivia
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 3 subspecies[1]:
- G. f. rara:
- G. f. ferrugineipectus :
- Santa Marta Mountains (north-eastern Colombia) and mountains of northern Venezuela
- G. f. leymebambae:
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, 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/
- 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
