Chestnut-crowned Antpitta
Grallaria ruficapilla
The Chestnut-crowned Antpitta (Grallaria ruficapilla) is a uncommon antpitta found in 4 countries, weighing about 83 g. The chestnut-crowned antpitta is a species of bird in the family Grallariidae.
About the Chestnut-crowned Antpitta
The chestnut-crowned antpitta is a species of bird in the family Grallariidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
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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 chestnut-crowned antpitta is 18 to 23 cm (7.1 to 9.1 in) long and weighs 70 to 98 g (2.5 to 3.5 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies G. r. ruficapilla have a rufous crown, nape, and face. Their back, rump, tail, and wings are olivaceous. Their throat, breast, and belly are white with ochraceous edges on some breast feathers and olivaceous and blackish streaks on their sides and sometimes their breast. Voice: The chestnut-crowned antpitta sings both from the ground and from low perch. Its song is "a monotonously repeated, three-note, wheee, whooo-whooo", also written as "wheee whuuu wheuu", "hee hoo-HEW", and "püe, paaw, puuee". The species' alarm call is "a one note, sharp peeyu!".
What the Chestnut-crowned Antpitta sounds like
Where it lives
When to see it
The Chestnut-crowned Antpitta can be seen all year round, with peak activity in May. It is a resident species across most of its range.
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Quick questions
- How do you identify a Chestnut-crowned 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.
- How big is a Chestnut-crowned Antpitta?
- The Chestnut-crowned Antpitta is a medium sized bird weighing about 83 g.
- Where can you see a Chestnut-crowned Antpitta?
- The Chestnut-crowned Antpitta occurs in 4 countries, including Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela.
- What does a Chestnut-crowned Antpitta sound like?
- You can listen to 3 field recordings of the Chestnut-crowned Antpitta on this page, contributed to xeno-canto under open licences.
- What birds look similar to a Chestnut-crowned Antpitta?
- The Chestnut-crowned Antpitta is most easily confused with the Tawny Antpitta, the Scaled Antpitta and the Equatorial Antpitta.
- Is the Chestnut-crowned Antpitta endangered?
- The Chestnut-crowned Antpitta is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
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