How big is a Tachira Antpitta?

The Tachira Antpitta is a medium sized bird weighing about 86 g.

Where can you see a Tachira Antpitta?

The Tachira Antpitta is endemic to Venezuela, which is the only country where it occurs.

What birds look similar to a Tachira Antpitta?

The Tachira Antpitta is most easily confused with the Puno Antpitta, the Elusive Antpitta and the Ayacucho Antpitta.

Is the Tachira Antpitta endangered?

The Tachira Antpitta is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.

Tachira Antpitta

Grallaria chthonia

Antpittas · Passeriformes · Legendary

The Tachira Antpitta (Grallaria chthonia) is a legendary antpitta found only in Venezuela, weighing about 86 g. The Tachira antpitta is a Critically Endangered bird species in the family Grallariidae.

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About the Tachira Antpitta

The Tachira antpitta is a Critically Endangered bird species in the family Grallariidae. It is endemic to Venezuela.

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How to identify it

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 moustached antpitta is 15 to 19 cm (5.9 to 7.5 in) long. The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a brown forecrown and a gray hindcrown and nape with black scaled appearance. They have a mostly olive brown face with a wide light buff "moustache". Their upperparts, wings, and tail are olive brown with thin blackish edges on the back feathers that give a scaly appearance. Voice: As of late 2024, xeno-canto had no recordings of Tachira antpitta vocalizations. The Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Macaulay Library has a few.

Where it lives

Venezuela

When to see it

Best months: May, June, with peak activity in May. It is a summer visitor species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

How do you identify a Tachira Antpitta?: Grallaria antpittas are a "wonderful group of plump and round antbirds whose feathers are often fluffed up...they have stout bills very short tails". Full identification notes are on this page.
How big is a Tachira Antpitta?: The Tachira Antpitta is a medium sized bird weighing about 86 g.
Where can you see a Tachira Antpitta?: The Tachira Antpitta is endemic to Venezuela, which is the only country where it occurs.
What birds look similar to a Tachira Antpitta?: The Tachira Antpitta is most easily confused with the Puno Antpitta, the Elusive Antpitta and the Ayacucho Antpitta.
Is the Tachira Antpitta endangered?: The Tachira Antpitta is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.

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