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ForestMedium · 65 g
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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 rusty-tinged antpitta is 16 to 22 cm (6.3 to 8.7 in) long and weighs 60 to 74 g (2.1 to 2.6 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a pale gray forecrown that darkens on the rest of their crown. They have a faint whitish ring around their eye and are rufous below the eye. They have a rufous chestnut upper back and a dark rufous brown lower nape, lower back, rump, wings, and tail. Voice: The rusty-tinged antpitta sings "a 3-note song with the middle note lowest and the final note highest and loudest: hip hew-HEE". Its call is "a series of rising, plaintive, hollow clew? notes".
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When to see the Rusty-tinged Antpitta
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Where to see the Rusty-tinged Antpitta
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About the Rusty-tinged Antpitta
The rusty-tinged antpitta is a species of bird in the family Grallariidae. It is endemic to Peru.
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Easily confused with
Sierra Nevada AntpittaGrallaria spatiatorGrallaria antpittas are a "wonderful group of plump and round antbirds whose feathers are often fluffed up...they have stout bills very short tails".
Bay AntpittaGrallaria capitalisGrallaria antpittas are a "wonderful group of plump and round antbirds whose feathers are often fluffed up...they have stout bills very short tails".
White-throated AntpittaGrallaria albigulaGrallaria 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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