Slate-crowned Antpitta (Grallaricula nana)

Order: Passeriformes | Family: Grallariidae | IUCN Status: Least Concern

Slate-crowned-Antpitta
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Eastern Andes of Ecuador

Slate-crowned-Antpitta
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Eastern Andes of Colombia

Identification & Behavior: ~11 cm (4.3 in). The Slate-crowned Antpitta has a gray cap and nape area. The rest of the upperparts are brown. The forehead and loral areas are rusty along with most of the underparts. It has a pale center of the belly. It is similar to the Leymebamba Antpitta, but these antpittas are not known to overlap.

Status: The Slate-crowned Antpitta is uncommon in humid montane forest at elevations ranging between 2200 – 2900 m only on the north and west of the Marañon River. It also occurs in Co and Ec.

Name in Spanish: Tororoi de Corona Pizarrosa.

Sub-species: Slate-crowned Antpitta (Grallaricula nana nana) Lafresnaye, 1842.

Meaning of Name: Grallaricula: A diminutive form of the genus Grallaria. nana: L. nanus= dwarf, small..

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References:

- 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.

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