Streak-chested Antpitta
The streak-chested antpitta or spectacled antpitta (Hylopezus perspicillatus) is a species of bird in the family Grallariidae. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama. == Taxonomy and systematics == The streak-chested antpitta was originally described in 1861 as Grallaria perspicillata. It and several other Grallaria species were moved to genus Hylopezus as a result of a study published in 1969. It bore the English name "spectacled antpitta" until late in the twentieth century. The streak-chested antpitta has these five subspecies: H. p. intermedius (Ridgway, 1884) H. p. lizanoi (Cherrie, 1891) H. p. perspicillatus (Lawrence, 1861) H. p. periophthalmicus (Salvadori & Festa, 1898) H. p. pallidior Todd, 1919 == Description == The streak-chested antpitta is 12.5 to 14 cm (4.9 to 5.5 in) long and weighs 40 to 54 g (1.4 to 1.9 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies H. p. perspicillatus have a yellow loral patch and a wide yellow ring around their eye. Their ear coverts are yellow with a black line below them. Their crown and nape are gray, Their upperparts are brown with gray bases to the feathers and some yellowish streaks on the upper back.…
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