Chestnut-naped Antpitta

About the Chestnut-naped Antpitta

The chestnut-naped antpitta (Grallaria nuchalis) is a species of bird in the family Grallariidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. The chestnut-naped antpitta has three subspecies, the nominate G. n. nuchalis (Sclater, PL, 1860), G. n. ruficeps (Sclater, PL, 1874), and G. n. obsoleta (Chubb, 1916). However, some authors have suggested that G. n. obsoleta does not deserve subspecies status and others have suggested that G. n. ruficeps deserves to be treated as a full species. The chestnut-naped antpitta and the pale-billed antpitta (G. carrikeri) form a superspecies.

Grallaria antpittas are a "wonderful group of plump and round antbirds whose feathers are often fluffed up...they have stout bills [and] very short tails". The chestnut-naped antpitta is 19.5 to 21 cm (7.7 to 8.3 in) long and weighs 104 to 122 g (3.7 to 4.3 oz). There is no plumage difference of the male and female. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a dark chestnut crown and a rufous-chestnut hindcrown, nape, and face. They have gray lores and a patch of bare white skin behind the eye. Their upperparts and tail are brown. Their wings are mostly brown with... Wikipedia →