[order] Passeriformes | [family] Formicariidae | [latin] Hylopezus macularius | [UK] Spotted Antpitta | [FR] Grallaire tachetee | [DE] Rostflanken-Ameisenpitta | [ES] Chululu Pichon Punteado | [IT] Pitta forrmichiera maculata | [NL] Roodflank-mierpitta
Subspecies
| Genus | Species | subspecies | Breeding Range | Breeding Range 2 | Non Breeding Range |
| Hylopezus | macularius | SA | Amazonia | ||
| Hylopezus | macularius | diversus | |||
| Hylopezus | macularius | macularius | |||
| Hylopezus | macularius | paraensis |
Physical charateristics
Forehead, crown and nape grey; rest of upperparts, including tail, olive brown. On the wings the feathers are orange-buff and black margined. An orange region around the eyes and ears olive brown. Under parts yellowish white on breast heavily streaked. On distance this streaking looks like a band, contrasting with the yelolw-white body cover.
Listen to the sound of Spotted Antpitta
[audio:http://www.aviflevoland.nl/sounddb/S/Spotted Antpitta.mp3]
Copyright remark: Most sounds derived from xeno-canto
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| size min.: | 14 | cm | size max.: | 15 | cm |
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| broods: | 1 | eggs min.: | 1 | ||
| eggs max.: | 3 |
Range
It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.
Habitat
This is an uncommon bird that prefers to inhabit the densely vegetated clearings found in terra firme rain forests.
Reproduction
The nest is a simple collection of dead leaves resting about 75 centimeter above ground on rootlets.
Feeding habits
It lives alone or, less frequently, in pairs, feeding on insects, which it finds by turning over the foliage on the ground. It is difficult to observe but is usually seen while running or hopping along the ground.
Conservation
This species has a large range, with an estimated global extent of occurrence of 3,000,000 km