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The Cundinamarca antpitta is 15 to 16 cm (5.9 to 6.3 in) long. Three females weighed an average of 47.5 g (1.7 oz). The sexes have similar plumage at all ages. Overall the adult Cundinamarca antpitta is a dull olive-brown bird with white streaking on the underparts. The feathers of the bird's back are an olive-brown that are fringed with a thin band of sooty-black, giving the bird the appearance of possessing very faint barring. This fringe vanishes from the rump and uppertail coverts, and the antpitta's tail is slightly darker than its back. Voice: The Cundinamarca antpitta's song is "3 similar sharp, clear whistled notes that sound like wirt, wiirt weert!, although occasionally the final note is omitted...ach successive note is slightly longer (0.14, 0.16, and 0.18 sec) and higher in pitch (ca 2.5, 2.8, and 2.9-3.0 kHz)." It also makes an "aggressive call...considerably higher in pitch, with a first note at 5.8-6.
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When to see the Cundinamarca Antpitta
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Cundinamarca Antpitta
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About the Cundinamarca Antpitta
The Cundinamarca antpitta is a species of bird in the family Grallariidae. It is endemic to Colombia.
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Easily confused with
Chestnut AntpittaGrallaria blakeiThe chestnut antpitta is about 14.5 to 15 cm (5.7 to 5.9 in) long; six individuals weighed between 37 and 47 g (1.3 and 1.7 oz).
Perija AntpittaGrallaria saltuensisGrallaria antpittas are a "wonderful group of plump and round antbirds whose feathers are often fluffed up...they have stout bills very short tails".
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