Hooded Antpitta

About the Hooded Antpitta

The hooded antpitta (Grallaricula cucullata) is a Near Threatened species of bird in the family Grallariidae. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela. The hooded antpitta was originally described in 1856 as Conopophaga cucullata and was later moved to genus Grallaricula. It has two subspecies, the nominate G. c. cucullata (Sclater, PL, 1856) and G. c. venezuelana (Phelps, WH & Phekps, WH Jr, 1956).

"Grallaricula are very small Andean antpittas, found mostly in low dense vegetation (such as treefall gaps, stream edges, and bamboo thickets)." The hooded antpitta is about 10 to 12 cm (3.9 to 4.7 in) long. The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a bright orange rufous hood on their entire head, neck, and throat. Their upperparts and tail are olive brown and their wings are a similar but less olive hue. Their upper breast and flanks are pale gray with a thin and indistinct white crescent separating them from the throat. Their lower breast and the center of their belly are white. Subspecies G. c. venezuelana is similar to the nominate but its wings and tail have a reddish tinge, its breast has a strong olivaceous... Wikipedia →