Streak-chested Antpitta (Hylopezus perspicillatus)

Other Names (World)
Streak-chested Antpitta, Spectacled Antpitta, Lawrence's Antpitta (perspicillatus), Lizano's Antpitta (lizanoi), Talamanca Antpitta (intermedius)

Family
Grallariidae (Antpittas)

Size
14 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Lawrence, 1861)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest. From sea-level - 1,250 m.

Range (Guide)

Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (62)...)

Streak-chested Antpitta (Hylopezus perspicillatus) [XC262141]
by Kent Livezey from Esmeraldas: Playa de Oro, village and vicinity, R\u00edo Santiago, Ecuador (alarm call)

Streak-chested Antpitta (Hylopezus perspicillatus) [XC787285]
by David Bradley from Calima, Valle del Cauca, Colombia (song)

Subspecies
The following 5 subspecies are recognised:

intermedius (Ridgway, 1884) - Caribbean slope from eastern Honduras south to western Panama.
lizanoi (Cherrie, 1891) - Pacific slope in southern Costa Rica (formerly east to western Chiriqu��, in Panama).
perspicillatus (Lawrence, 1861) - Panama (from Veraguas and Cocl�) east to north-western Colombia (northern Choc�).
pallidior Todd, 1919 - Colombia in valleys of upper R Sin�, lower R Cauca and middle R Magdalena.
periophthalmicus (Salvadori & Festa, 1898) - Pacific slope from western Colombia (Baudo Mts, in Choc�) south to to north-western Ecuador.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Streak-chested Antpitta (Hylopezus perspicillatus) - 10 files

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