Streak-chested Antpitta
Hylopezus perspicillatus
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- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyGrallariidae (Antpittas)
- GenusHylopezus (Streak-breasted Antpittas)
- SpeciesHylopezus perspicillatus (Streak-chested Antpitta)
About the Streak-chested Antpitta
The streak-chested antpitta or spectacled antpitta (Hylopezus perspicillatus) is a species of bird in the family Grallariidae. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama. The streak-chested antpitta was originally described in 1861 as Grallaria perspicillata. It and several other Grallaria species were moved to genus Hylopezus as a result of a study published in 1969. It bore the English name "spectacled antpitta" until late in the twentieth century.
The streak-chested antpitta has these five subspecies: H. p. intermedius (Ridgway, 1884) H. p. lizanoi (Cherrie, 1891) H. p. perspicillatus (Lawrence, 1861) H. p. periophthalmicus (Salvadori & Festa, 1898) H. p. pallidior Todd, 1919 The streak-chested antpitta is 12.5 to 14 cm (4.9 to 5.5 in) long and weighs 40 to 54 g (1.4 to 1.9 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies H. p. perspicillatus have a yellow loral patch and a wide yellow ring around their eye. Their ear coverts are yellow with a black line below them. Their crown and nape are gray, Their upperparts are brown with gray bases to the feathers and some yellowish... Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at San Lorenzo Protected Forest
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Xiphorhynchus susurrans
Southern House Wren
Troglodytes musculus
Lesser Greenlet
Hylophilus decurtatus
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Clay-colored Thrush
Turdus grayi
Southern Bentbill
Oncostoma olivaceum
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Common Tody-Flycatcher
Todirostrum cinereum
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Western Slaty-Antshrike
Thamnophilus atrinucha
Crimson-backed Tanager
Ramphocelus dimidiatus
Global Distribution
Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Cahuita National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 8 | Marino Ballena National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 11 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 12 | Utría National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 13 | San Lorenzo Protected Forest | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 14 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 15 | Rincón de la Vieja National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 16 | Manuel Antonio National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 17 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 18 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |