Variegated Antpitta vs Yellow-breasted Antpitta

Variegated Antpitta

Grallaria varia

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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 variegated antpitta is the largest member of its genus that occurs in the lowlands; it is 16 to 20.5 cm (6.3 to 8.1 in) long and weighs 90 to 135 g (3.2 to 4.8 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies G. v. varia have a dark olive forecrown; they have a slate gray crown and nape whose feathers have black tips and pale shafts. Voice: The song of the G. v. imperator variegated antpitta consists of a series of 11–14 notes, beginning with four to six long notes, increasing in volume, then rising slightly in pitch and pace to a series of six to eight loud, shorter notes, with the last note weaker.

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Photo: Diogo Luiz · CC BY 4.0

Yellow-breasted Antpitta

Grallaria flavotincta

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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 yellow-breasted antpitta is 17 to 18 cm (6.7 to 7.1 in) long; one individual weighed 63 g (2.2 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a dusky gray forecrown and lores with pale bluish- or grayish white bare skin around the eye. Their crown, back, rump, wings, and tail are unmarked rufous brown. Voice: The yellow-breasted antpitta's song is "3 hollow notes, first 2 almost merged, final one higher" and has been written as "pu-püüü-puuh". It responds to recordings with "a drawn-out, shrill and piercing' eeeeeeeeee-yk' ".

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Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Song · Pichincha: Maquipucuna, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0

Photo: gailhampshire from Cradley, Malvern, U.K · CC BY 2.0

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