Rusty-breasted Antpitta

About the Rusty-breasted Antpitta

The rusty-breasted antpitta (Grallaricula ferrugineipectus) is a species of bird in the family Grallariidae. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela. The rusty-breasted antpitta has two subspecies, the nominate G. f. ferrugineipectus (Sclater, PL, 1857) and G. f. rara (Hellmayr & Madarász, G, 1914). Subspecies G. f. rara was treated by some authors in the early twentieth century as a separate species. What is now the rufous-breasted antpitta (G. leymebambae) was previously a subspecies of the rusty-breasted but a study published in 2018 showed it to be a full species.

"Grallaricula are very small Andean antpittas, found mostly in low dense vegetation (such as treefall gaps, stream edges, and bamboo thickets)." The rusty-breasted antpitta is about 10 to 12 cm (3.9 to 4.7 in) long; 10 individuals weighed an average of 16.5 g (0.58 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a large white or buff spot on their lores and a white or whitish buff arc behind their eye on an otherwise brown face. Their upperparts, wings, and tail are brown with a rufous tinge to the crown. Their throat and breast are rufous-buff... Wikipedia →