About the Jocotoco Antpitta
The jocotoco antpitta is an endangered species of bird in the family Grallariidae. It is found in Ecuador and Peru.
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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 jocotoco antpitta is the largest member of its family. It is 20 to 24 cm (7.9 to 9.4 in) long and weighs about 150 to 200 g (5.3 to 7.1 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a black crown and brownish olive nape. They have a large, somewhat shaggy, fan-shaped white patch from the bill to below the eye. Their ear coverts are gray. Their upperparts are brownish olive with a black wash that lessens from the mantle to the rump. Voice: The jocotoco antpitta's song is "a slow series of 6-10 (or more) identical notes produced at 0.5-0.6 kHz, and delivered at 1-2 second intervals". The note has been described as "a low-pitched hooting 'hoo' " and the song can last for a minute or more. It has been likened to a dog bark and a cow's moo. One call is "a staccato hoó-có-kurr" which is the inspiration for the species' common name.
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What the Jocotoco Antpitta sounds like
Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in November · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Cundinamarca AntpittaGrallaria kaestneriThe Cundinamarca antpitta is 15 to 16 cm (5.9 to 6.3 in) long.
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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