Rufous Antpitta x six

The Rufous Antpitta is a more or less completely plain rufous-colored typical Antpitta that inhabits the dense forests of the Andes and their foothills from northern Bolivia to parts of southern Venezuela.

The bird reaches sizes from about 14,5 to 15 cm.

The species is split into six subspecies all of which are now about to be upgraded to species status, they will then probably be named as:

Bolivian Antpitta (Grallaria cochabambae J. Bond & Meyer de Schauensee)
Cajamarca Antpitta (Grallaria cajamarcae (Chapman))
North Peruvian Antpitta (Grallaria obscura Berlepsch & Stolzmann)
Rufous Antpitta (Grallaria rufula Lafresnaye)
Sierra Nevada Antpitta (Grallaria spatiator Bangs)
South Peruvian Antpitta (Grallaria occabambae (Chapman))

These future-former subspecies differ slightly in the the hue of their rufous-colored plumage, but very likely more so in their DNA.

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Rufous Antpitta (Grallaria (rufula ssp.) rufula … most likely)

Photo: Nigel Voaden

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bearbeitet: 14.08.2019