How big is a Scallop-breasted Antpitta?

The Scallop-breasted Antpitta is a small sized bird weighing about 21 g.

Where can you see a Scallop-breasted Antpitta?

The Scallop-breasted Antpitta is endemic to Venezuela, which is the only country where it occurs.

What birds look similar to a Scallop-breasted Antpitta?

The Scallop-breasted Antpitta is most easily confused with the Peruvian Antpitta, the Sucre Antpitta and the Ochre-fronted Antpitta.

Is the Scallop-breasted Antpitta endangered?

The Scallop-breasted Antpitta is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.

Scallop-breasted Antpitta

Grallaricula loricata

Antpittas · Passeriformes · Legendary

The Scallop-breasted Antpitta (Grallaricula loricata) is a legendary antpitta found only in Venezuela, weighing about 21 g. The scallop-breasted antpitta is a Near Threatened species of bird in the family Grallariidae.

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About the Scallop-breasted Antpitta

The scallop-breasted antpitta is a Near Threatened species of bird in the family Grallariidae. It is endemic to Venezuela.

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How to identify it

"Grallaricula are very small Andean antpittas, found mostly in low dense vegetation (such as treefall gaps, stream edges, and bamboo thickets)." The scallop-breasted antpitta is about 11 cm (4.3 in) long. The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a buff loral patch, a chestnut rufous supercilium, a buff yellow eyering, and a fuscous "moustache". Their crown and nape are chestnut rufous with sparse black streaks. Their upperparts and tail are olivaceous brown. Their flight feathers are fuscous to bronzy and their wing coverts rufous to bronzy. Their chin and throat are buff-yellow. Voice: As of September 2024 xeno-canto had only five recordings of scallop-breasted antpitta vocalizations and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Macaulay Library fewer than 20. "The most frequently heard vocalization is a melancholy shiiiuu note, repeated successively three to five times or separated by three second intervals.

Where it lives

Venezuela

When to see it

Best months: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, November, December, with peak activity in February. It is a variable species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

How do you identify a Scallop-breasted Antpitta?: "Grallaricula are very small Andean antpittas, found mostly in low dense vegetation (such as treefall gaps, stream edges, and bamboo thickets)." The scallop-breasted antpitta is about 11 cm (4.3 in) long. Full identification notes are on this page.
How big is a Scallop-breasted Antpitta?: The Scallop-breasted Antpitta is a small sized bird weighing about 21 g.
Where can you see a Scallop-breasted Antpitta?: The Scallop-breasted Antpitta is endemic to Venezuela, which is the only country where it occurs.
What birds look similar to a Scallop-breasted Antpitta?: The Scallop-breasted Antpitta is most easily confused with the Peruvian Antpitta, the Sucre Antpitta and the Ochre-fronted Antpitta.
Is the Scallop-breasted Antpitta endangered?: The Scallop-breasted Antpitta is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.

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