Brown-banded Antpitta

About the Brown-banded Antpitta

The brown-banded antpitta (Grallaria milleri) is a vulnerable species of bird in the family Grallariidae. It is endemic to Colombia. The brown-banded antpitta has two subspecies, the nominate G. m. milleri (Chapman, 1912) and G. m. gilesi (Salaman, Donegan & Prŷs-Jones, 2009). Subspecies G. m. gilesi was described in 2009 from a specimen collected in the 1800s and is known only from that specimen. Worldwide taxonomic systems have recognized the subspecies but some authors have not.

The brown-banded antpitta is 13 to 18 cm (5.1 to 7.1 in) long and weighs about 50 to 55 g (1.8 to 1.9 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have whitish lores with black speckles. Their ear coverts are ochraceous brown. Their crown, nape, back, and uppertail coverts are deep rich raw umber and their rump slightly paler. Their tail can be more rufescent or slightly more greenish than their back. Their wings are generally similar to their tail with dusky brown primaries and raw umber coverts. Their throat is grayish white with tawny olive sides. They have a wide tawny olive breast band, sides and flanks tending to olivaceous, a creamy white central belly... Wikipedia →