- Hylopezus whittakeri
Identification
14cm.
- Grey to olive-grey crown and nape
- Buff lores and ochraceous eyering
- Black and buff streaked olivaceous auriculars
- Black malar stripe
- Olive-brown upperparts with two faint tawny or buff wingbars and black primary coverts with small tawny patch on base of primaries
- White breast washed buff and with short black streaks
- Clear white belly
- Ochraceous buff flanks and crissum
Sexes alike, juveniles undescribed.
Distribution
South-central Amazonian Brazil, between the Madeira and the Xingu river.
Uncommon and local.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
Formerly included in Spotted Antpitta.
Habitat
Moist lowland forests.
Found in humid terra firme forest, often around treefalls and along streams. Below 500m.
Behaviour
Diet
Feeds on insects.
Usually singly, sometimes in pairs. Hops or runs on the ground, flicking aside leaves to catch insects.
Breeding
No information on breeding or nests.
Movements
Presumably a sedentary species.
References
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2014. IOC World Bird Names (version 4.3). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Birdforum thread discussing the taxonomy of Spotted Antpitta
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Alta Floresta Antpitta. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 24 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Alta_Floresta_Antpitta
