Order: Passeriformes | Family: Grallariidae | IUCN Status: Least Concern
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Alto Nieva, San Martin
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Alto Nieva, San Martin
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Eastern Andes of Ecuador
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Eastern Andes of Ecuador
Identification & Behavior: ~10 cm (4 in). The Ochre-breasted Antpitta has brown upperparts and top of the head. The face, throat, and breast are ochre. The breast shows feathers with dusky fringes giving the appearance of scallops. It has a buff (ochre) eyering with a dark crescent in front of the eye. The extent of yellow in the bill varies geographically. It is similar to Ochre-fronted Antpitta and Peruvian Antpitta but is distinguished by the yellow bill and overall warmer colors.
Status: The Ochre-breasted Antpitta is uncommon to rare, or perhaps overlooked due to its secretive habits and small size. It is known to occur at elevations between 1330 – 2400 m along the east slope of the Andes. It also occurs in Co, Ec, and Bo.
Name in Spanish: Tororoi de Pecho Ocre.
Sub-species: Ochre-breasted Antpitta (Grallaricula flavirostris similis) Carriker, 1933
Grallaricula flavirostris boliviana Chapman, 1919.
Meaning of Name: Grallaricula: A diminutive form of the genus Grallaria. flavirostris: L. flavus= golden-yellow and rostris= bill.

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- Species range based on: Schulenberg, T. S., D. F. Stotz, and L. Rico. 2006. Distribution maps of the birds of Peru, version 1.0. Environment, Culture & Conservation (ECCo). The Field Museum. http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/uw_test/birdsofperu on 01/01/2015.