About the Yellow-breasted Antpitta
The yellow-breasted antpitta is a species of bird in the family Grallariidae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador.
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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 yellow-breasted antpitta is 17 to 18 cm (6.7 to 7.1 in) long; one individual weighed 63 g (2.2 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a dusky gray forecrown and lores with pale bluish- or grayish white bare skin around the eye. Their crown, back, rump, wings, and tail are unmarked rufous brown. Voice: The yellow-breasted antpitta's song is "3 hollow notes, first 2 almost merged, final one higher" and has been written as "pu-püüü-puuh". It responds to recordings with "a drawn-out, shrill and piercing' eeeeeeeeee-yk' ".
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What the Yellow-breasted Antpitta sounds like
Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in February · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Variegated AntpittaGrallaria variaGrallaria antpittas are a "wonderful group of plump and round antbirds whose feathers are often fluffed up...they have stout bills very short tails".
Chestnut-naped AntpittaGrallaria nuchalisGrallaria antpittas are a "wonderful group of plump and round antbirds whose feathers are often fluffed up...they have stout bills very short tails".
Equatorial AntpittaGrallaria saturataGrallaria 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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