Antpittas

Chestnut-crowned Antpitta

Grallaria ruficapilla

The Chestnut-crowned Antpitta (Grallaria ruficapilla) is an 83 g forest bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Antpittas

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

83 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

4

Recorded in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela.

Where to see it: Reserva Ecológica Río Blanco · Lodge (Colombia); Refugio Paz de las Aves (Angel Paz) (Ecuador); Cabañas San Isidro (Ecuador); Alto Anchicayá - El Descanso (Doña Dora) (Colombia); Hotel Tinamú Birding Nature Reserve (Colombia).

Photo: (c) Morten Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist