#antpitta

[herpsandbirds]

Chestnut Antipitta (Grallaria blakei), family Grallariidae, order Passeriformes, Owlet Lodge, Peru

photograph by Charuka Abhayawickrama

[birdstudies]

October 17, 2024 - Yellow-breasted Antpitta (Grallaria flavotincta) Found along the Pacific slope of the Andes in parts of Colombia and Ecuador, these antpittas live in mountain forests, particularly on steep slopes and near water. Their diet is unknown, though it likely includes worms as they have been seen eating them at feeding stations in Ecuador. Only one of their nests has been observed, a bulky open cup constructed from green moss, ferns, sticks, leaf stems, vines, and rootlets against the side of a plant-covered tree trunk, containing two eggs.

[tinylongwing]

SciArt September 6: Understory

A Scaled Antpitta stands and surveys its surroundings on the forest floor.

Just a quick little painting of what ebird describes as "a plump ball on sticks"! Perfect bird.

[spinus-pinus]

Crescent-faced Antpitta Grallaricula lineifrons

7/13/2024 Caldas, Colombia

brewmaster via iNaturalist, CC-BY-NC

[birdblues]

Bicoloured Antpitta

[pangeen]

" Equatorial Antpitta " // © Amer Cavalcant

[na-bird-of-the-day]

BOTD: Scaled Antpitta

Photo: Cheryl Rosenfeld

"A plump ball on sticks. Uncommon and elusive on forest floor in humid evergreen forest of tropical lowlands and foothills; also in humid pine-oak and fir forest of mountains in central Mexico. Moves quickly and stealthily on long legs. May be seen feeding or hopping along quiet trails and roads. Flushes with a whir of wings without calling."

- eBird

[sitting-on-me-bum]

The endangered Giant Antpitta can hardly be photographed anywhere in the world other than at Angel Paz in Ecuador. Its sanctuary is now under threat.

BY LIBOR VAICENBACHER

[squawkoverflow]

A new variant has been added!

Atuen Antpitta (Grallaria atuensis) © Benoît Segerer

It hatches from common, conspicuous, dull, last, long, medium, near, new, other, prominent, short, shrubby, similar, sized, tiny, and typical eggs.

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[herpsandbirds]

Pale-billed Antpitta (Grallaria carrikeri), family Grallariidae, order Passeriformes, found in the highlands of The Andes in Peru

photograph by Dušan Brinkhuizen

[birdstudies]

March 2, 2023 - Hooded Antpitta (Grallaricula cucullata) Found in a spotty range in parts of Colombia and extreme western Venezuela, these antpittas live in the undergrowth of mountain forests. While their diet has not been studied in detail, they probably feed on small invertebrates, foraging near the ground. They may rarely join flocks with other species. Little is known about their breeding habits, though they might nest between May and September. Classified as Near Threatened by the IUCN, their population is though to be declining in their small, scattered range due to habitat loss, which may be likely to increase in the near future.

[birdblues]

Chestnut-crowned Antpitta

[snailkites]

Photo credit for the antpitta

Bugs are so funny they got lines for legs

[snowyregret]

variegated antpitta (Grallaria varia) by Ciro Albano

[scottpartridge]

New bird species so far in 2024 (some already added to the AVE):

Researchers propose a split of The Silvery-Cheeked Antshrike into Northern and Southern Species based on vocal and morphological distinctions. 

The Timor Nightjar is a new species from the islands of Timor and Wetar in the Lesser Sunda Islands, 

The Giant Hummingbird has been split into a non-migrating Northern species and a migratory Southern species 

Researchers propose splitting populations of the Black-Goggled Tanager into an Atlantic forest species and an Andean species 

An undescribed new Antpitta from Colombia goes by names like Antioquia Antpitta, Paisita (referencing the local people) and Santa Rosa Antpitta. I think Antioquia Antpitta has already been suggested as a name for the Urroa Antpitta. Anyone know about that? 

[kateammann]

daily birds week 37!

ochre-breasted antpitta + green-barred woodpecker

spangle-cheeked tanager + brown booby

northern lapwing + chestnut-sided warbler

peruvian plantcutter