Chachapoyas Antpitta
Grallaria gravesi
The Chachapoyas Antpitta (Grallaria gravesi) is a legendary antpitta found only in Peru. The Chachapoyas antpitta, or Graves's antpitta, is a species of bird in the family Grallariidae.
About the Chachapoyas Antpitta
The Chachapoyas antpitta, or Graves's antpitta, is a species of bird in the family Grallariidae. It is endemic to Peru.
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How to identify it
Grallaria antpittas are a "wonderful group of plump and round antbirds whose feathers are often fluffed up...they have stout bills very short tails". The Chachapoyas antpitta is about 14.5 to 15 cm (5.7 to 5.9 in) long and weighs an average of about 42 g (1.5 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a mostly dark reddish yellow-brown crown, upperparts, wings, and tail with lighter edges on the flight feathers. They have a pale buff eyering. Their throat and breast are reddish yellow-brown. Voice: The Chachapoyas antpitta's long song is "a series of buzzy notes that increase and then decrease in pace, initially at an even pitch but with the final few, shorter notes increasing in pitch". Its short song is an "evenly pitched, modulated, two-noted song initiated by a single abrupt note followed by a much longer buzzy note, the whole song lasting ~0.75–1.25 seconds".
Where it lives
When to see it
Best months: February, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December, with peak activity in November. It is a variable species across most of its range.
Easily confused with
Quick questions
- How do you identify a Chachapoyas Antpitta?
- Grallaria antpittas are a "wonderful group of plump and round antbirds whose feathers are often fluffed up...they have stout bills very short tails". Full identification notes are on this page.
- Where can you see a Chachapoyas Antpitta?
- The Chachapoyas Antpitta is endemic to Peru, which is the only country where it occurs.
- What birds look similar to a Chachapoyas Antpitta?
- The Chachapoyas Antpitta is most easily confused with the Bolivian Antpitta, the Perija Antpitta and the Chestnut Antpitta.
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