Ayacucho Antpitta
Grallaria ayacuchensis
The Ayacucho Antpitta (Grallaria ayacuchensis) is a legendary antpitta found only in Peru. The Ayacucho antpitta is a species of bird in the family Grallaridae.
About the Ayacucho Antpitta
The Ayacucho antpitta is a species of bird in the family Grallaridae. It is endemic to Peru.
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How to identify it
The Ayacucho antpitta is about 14 to 15 cm (5.5 to 5.9 in) long; one male (the holotype) weighed 48.4 g (1.7 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have dark reddish yellow-brown crown, nape, ear coverts, upperparts, tail, and wings. Their flight feathers have slightly duskier inner vanes. Their lores, eye area, throat, breast, upper belly, sides, and upper flanks are yellowish-red brown, their lower flanks somewhat darker, their lower belly light buff with sometimes some pale gray mottling, and their undertail coverts pinkish white. Voice: The Ayacucho antpitta's vocalizations were part of the evidence used to define it as a species. Its "trilled long song" is "a fast series of short, clear, slightly downslurred ringing notes at ca. 2.5 kHz and lasting ca. 1.7-2.5 s. The first few notes are very slightly higher in pitch, and the overall duration of individual notes shortens slightly towards the end of the song".
Where it lives
When to see it
Best months: January, July, August, September, October, November, with peak activity in July. It is a variable species across most of its range.
Easily confused with
Quick questions
- How do you identify an Ayacucho Antpitta?
- The Ayacucho antpitta is about 14 to 15 cm (5.5 to 5.9 in) long; one male (the holotype) weighed 48.4 g (1.7 oz). Full identification notes are on this page.
- Where can you see an Ayacucho Antpitta?
- The Ayacucho Antpitta is endemic to Peru, which is the only country where it occurs.
- What birds look similar to an Ayacucho Antpitta?
- The Ayacucho Antpitta is most easily confused with the Puno Antpitta, the Tachira Antpitta and the Great Antpitta.
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