Ochre-breasted Antpitta

The ochre-breasted antpitta (Grallaricula flavirostris) is a species of bird in the family Grallariidae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, and Peru. == Taxonomy and systematics == The ochre-breasted antpitta has these eight subspecies: G. f. costaricensis Lawrence, 1866 G. f. brevis Nelson, 1912 G. f. ochraceiventris Chapman, 1922 G. f. mindoensis Chapman, 1925 G. f. zarumae Chapman, 1922 G. f. flavirostris (Sclater, PL, 1858) G. f. similis Carriker, 1933 G. f. boliviana Chapman, 1919 Some authors have treated subspecies G. f. similis and G. f. boliviana together as a separate species. == Description == "Grallaricula are very small Andean antpittas, found mostly in low dense vegetation (such as treefall gaps, stream edges, and bamboo thickets)." The ochre-breasted antpitta is about 10 cm (3.9 in) long and weighs 14 to 18 g (0.49 to 0.63 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies G. f. flavirostris have ochraceous lores, an ochraceous eyering, and a black malar stripe on a somewhat darker ochraceous face. Their upperparts are olive-brown with a light gray wash on their crown. Their wings are olive-brown with rufescent brown edges on the flight feathers. Their throat and breast are…