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Black-crowned Antpitta

Pittasoma michleri

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernInvertebratesForestCup nestMedium · 109 g
Black-crowned Antpitta (Pittasoma michleri), photo 1
Photo: (c) HarmonyonPlanetEarth, some rights reserved (CC BY) · cc-by
Black-crowned Antpitta (Pittasoma michleri), photo 2
Photo: M. Squire · CC BY 4.0
Black-crowned Antpitta (Pittasoma michleri), photo 3
Photo: Maria Janeiro · CC BY 4.0
Black-crowned Antpitta (Pittasoma michleri), photo 4
Photo: Anthony Batista · CC BY 4.0
Black-crowned Antpitta (Pittasoma michleri), photo 5
Photo: Roger A. Morales-Flores · CC BY 4.0
Black-crowned Antpitta (Pittasoma michleri), photo 6
Photo: Roger A. Morales-Flores · CC BY 4.0
Black-crowned Antpitta (Pittasoma michleri), photo 7
Photo: Bio.Mundi18 · CC BY 4.0
Black-crowned Antpitta (Pittasoma michleri), photo 8
Photo: HarmonyonPlanetEarth · CC BY 2.0
Black-crowned Antpitta (Pittasoma michleri), photo 9
Photo: HarmonyonPlanetEarth · CC BY 2.0
Black-crowned Antpitta (Pittasoma michleri), photo 10
Photo: Roger A. Morales-Flores · CC BY 4.0

ID tip

The black-crowned antpitta is 18–19 cm long and weighs 99–110 grams.

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When to see the Black-crowned Antpitta

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Black-crowned Antpitta

Regular range

The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Panama Costa Rica

About the Black-crowned Antpitta

The black-crowned antpitta is a species of bird in the gnateater family, Conopophagidae. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, and Panama. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist foothill forests.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Easily confused with

Rufous-crowned Antpitta (Pittasoma rufopileatum) Rufous-crowned AntpittaPittasoma rufopileatumThe rufous-crowned antpitta is 15 to 18 cm (5.9 to 7.1 in) long.

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