Rufous-crowned antpitta
Rufous-crowned antpitta | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Conopophagidae |
Genus: | Pittasoma |
Species: | P. rufopileatum
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Binomial name | |
Pittasoma rufopileatum Hartert, 1901
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The rufous-crowned antpitta or rufous-crowned pittasoma (Pittasoma rufopileatum) is a species of
Taxonomy and systematics
The position of the two species in genus Pittasoma in linear format is unsettled. The
Description
The rufous-crowned antpitta is 15 to 18 cm (5.9 to 7.1 in) long. One male specimen weighed 96 g (3.4 oz) and a female 97 g (3.4 oz). In body shape it resembles the "true" antpittas of family
P. r. rosenbergi is similar to the nominate but it is smaller and its colors are duller. Both sexes' heads are rufuous rather than just the crown, and the underside does not have the black bars. P. r. harterti is intermediate between the nominate and rosenbergi. The entire face is rufous and it has barring on the underside.[4]
Distribution and habitat
The rufous-crowned antpitta is found on the Pacific slope of Colombia and Ecuador. P. r. rosenbergi is the furthest north; it occurs only in
Behavior
Feeding
Almost nothing is known about the rufous-crowned antpitta's diet or feeding habits. One specimen's stomach contained insects and spiders.[4]
Breeding
Data are also scarce about the rufous-crowned antpitta's breeding habits. Two specimens in breeding condition have been documented in Colombia, a female in November and a male in February.[4]
Vocalization
The rufous-crowned antpitta's song is a "piercing keeee-yurh note" [1]. Its alarm call is "a decelerating chatter" [2].[4]
Status
The
References
- ^ a b c BirdLife International (2016). "Rufous-crowned Pittasoma Pittasoma rufopileatum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ^ a b c Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P. (January 2021). "IOC World Bird List (v 11.1)". Retrieved January 14, 2021.
- ^ Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/ Retrieved 15 August 2019
- ^ a b c d e f g Greeney, H. F. (2020). Rufous-crowned Antpitta (Pittasoma rufopileatum), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.rucant3.01 retrieved May 8, 2021