- Grallaria rufocinerea
Identification
16.5 cm
- Grey underparts
- Dark rufous-brown head, throat and upperparts
- Dark grey chest to crissum
- Black bill
Distribution
South America: Central Andes of Colombia to north-eastern Ecuador
Taxonomy
This species was found to be embedded into the complex of 15 others which were previously included in Rufous Antpitta/Chestnut Antpitta.
Subspecies
There are 2 subspecies:
- G. r. rufocinerea:
- Central Andes of Colombia (southern Antioquia to western Huila)
- G. r. romeroana:
Habitat
Moist montane forests.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes insects.
Vocalisation
Long song is a series of about 13 notes given over a longer period. The length of each note shortens while the spacing between notes is constant, and the pitch is also constant. The short song consists of a single note of almost a seconds duration.
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/
- Link to paper by Isler et al. (2020) describing taxonomy of this species.
- Avibase
- BirdLife International
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Bicolored Antpitta. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 15 March 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Bicolored_Antpitta
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
