Tapajos Antpitta

Myrmothera subcanescens

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernEndemicInvertebratesForest47 g

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The Tapajos antpitta is about 14.5 to 15 cm (5.7 to 5.9 in) long and is thought to weigh between about 55 and 60 g (1.9 and 2.1 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a small white spot behind their eye. Most of the rest of their face is brown with slightly paler and grayer lores. Their crown, nape, upperparts, wings, and tail are brown. Their throat and underparts are white. Their breast has grayish brown streaks and their sides and flanks have an olive-gray wash. Voice: The Tapajos antpitta's song is "a slightly rising series of 5–8 similar-sounding, hollow notes, gradually increasing in volume and rising steadily in pitch". Its call is "a low rattle or churr".

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When to see the Tapajos Antpitta

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 8 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Tapajos Antpitta

Regular range

The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the Tapajos Antpitta

The Tapajos antpitta is a species of bird in the family Grallariidae. It is endemic to Brazil.

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