- 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
