Spotted Antpitta (Hylopezus macularius)

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