Chestnut-crowned Antpitta
The chestnut-crowned antpitta (Grallaria ruficapilla) is a species of bird in the family Grallariidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. == Taxonomy and systematics == The chestnut-crowned antpitta has these seven subspecies: G. r. ruficapilla Lafresnaye, 1842 G. r. perijana Phelps, WH & Gilliard, 1940 G. r. avilae Hellmayr & Seilern, 1914 G. r. nigrolineata Sclater, PL, 1890 G. r. connectens Chapman, 1923 G. r. albiloris Taczanowski, 1880 G. r. interior Zimmer, JT, 1934 What is now Watkins's antpitta (G. watkinsi) was previously a subspecies of the chestnut-crowned antpitta. The two form a superspecies. == Description == Grallaria antpittas are a "wonderful group of plump and round antbirds whose feathers are often fluffed up...they have stout bills [and] very short tails". The chestnut-crowned antpitta is 18 to 23 cm (7.1 to 9.1 in) long and weighs 70 to 98 g (2.5 to 3.5 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies G. r. ruficapilla have a rufous crown, nape, and face. Their back, rump, tail, and wings are olivaceous. Their throat, breast, and belly are white with ochraceous edges on some breast feathers and olivaceous and blackish streaks on their sides and sometimes…
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