Thứ Bảy, 3 tháng 11, 2012

Rusty-breasted antpitta

Grallaricula ferrugineipectus

(Photo from Internet Bird Collection)

Common name:
rusty-breasted antpitta (en); tovaca-de-peito-castanho (pt); grallaire à poitrine rousse (fr); ponchito pechicastaño (es); rostbrust-ameisenpitta (de)

Taxonomy:
Order Passeriformes
Family Formicariidae

Range:
This species is discontinuously along the Andes, from western Venezuela to central Colombia and from northern Peru to northern Bolivia.

Size:
These birds weigh around 17 g.

Habitat:
The rusty-breasted antpitta is found in moist, mountain tropical forests, at altitudes of 600-3.350 m.

Diet:
They feed on various terrestrial invertebrates.

Breeding:
The nest of the rusty-breasted antpitta nests in a small cup made of twigs and leaf rachises, placed on a small branch. There the female lays 2 light green eggs with dark markings, which are incubated for 16-17 day, possibly by both sexes. The chicks fledge 14-16 days after hatching.

Conservation:
IUCN status - LC (Least Concern)
This species has a relatively large breeding range and is described as fairly common. The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.

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