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Rufous-crowned Antpitta

Pittasoma rufopileatum

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernInvertebratesForestMedium · 97 g
Rufous-crowned Antpitta (Pittasoma rufopileatum), photo 1
Photo: (c) Norma Malinowski, einige Rechte vorbehalten (CC BY), hochgeladen von Norma Malinowski · cc-by
Rufous-crowned Antpitta (Pittasoma rufopileatum), photo 2
Photo: Norma Malinowski · CC BY 4.0
Rufous-crowned Antpitta (Pittasoma rufopileatum), photo 3
Photo: desertnaturalist · CC BY 4.0
Rufous-crowned Antpitta (Pittasoma rufopileatum), photo 4
Photo: desertnaturalist · CC BY 4.0
Rufous-crowned Antpitta (Pittasoma rufopileatum), photo 5
Photo: (c) desertnaturalist, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

What the Rufous-crowned Antpitta sounds like

Sonogram of the Rufous-crowned Antpitta: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Call, calls · Esmeraldas: 7 km WNW Lita, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto
Sonogram of the Rufous-crowned Antpitta: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Song · Esmeraldas: right bank Rio Santiago, above Estero Pote 7 km E Playa de Oro, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto
Sonogram of the Rufous-crowned Antpitta: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Call · Esmeraldas: right bank Rio Santiago, above Estero Pote 7 km E Playa de Oro, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

ID tip

The rufous-crowned antpitta is 15 to 18 cm (5.9 to 7.1 in) long. One male specimen weighed 96 g (3.4 oz) and a female 97 g (3.4 oz). In body shape it resembles the "true" antpittas of family Grallariidae. The nominate male's crown is bright rufous with a bold black band below it. Its face is yellowish. The upper parts of the body are olive brown with a scaly appearance. The wings are brownish and have small white spots. The throat and crissum (the area around the cloaca) are buffy and the flanks a yellowish buff. Wavy black barring covers most of the under parts. Voice: The rufous-crowned antpitta's song is a "piercing keeee-yurh note". Its alarm call is "a decelerating chatter"

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When to see the Rufous-crowned Antpitta

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 10 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is February, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Rufous-crowned Antpitta

Regular range

The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Ecuador Colombia

About the Rufous-crowned Antpitta

The rufous-crowned antpitta or rufous-crowned pittasoma is a species of bird in the gnateater family, Conopophagidae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador.

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Easily confused with

Black-crowned Antpitta (Pittasoma michleri) Black-crowned AntpittaPittasoma michleriThe black-crowned antpitta is 18–19 cm long and weighs 99–110 grams.

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