Rufous-faced antpitta

The rufous-faced antpitta (Grallaria erythrotis) is a species of bird in the family Grallariidae. It is endemic to Bolivia.

Rufous-faced antpitta
Illustration by Joseph Smit, 1890
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Grallariidae
Genus: Grallaria
Species:
G. erythrotis
Binomial name
Grallaria erythrotis
Sclater & Salvin, 1876

This antpitta has dark olivaceous-gray to olivaceous-brown upperparts and tail. Its lores, face, and side of the neck are orange rufous. The throat and belly are white, with the breast orange rufous with faint white streaking. It measures 18.5 cm (7.3 in) long and weighs 61.2 g (2.16 oz).[2]

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forest and heavily degraded former forest.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Rufous-faced Antpitta: Grallaria erythrotis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22703330A93917187. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  2. Greeney, H.F. (2013). Schulenberg, T.S. (ed.). "Rufous-faced Antpitta (Grallaria erythrotis)". Neotropical Birds Online. Ithaca: Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Retrieved 8 July 2014.


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