Crescent-faced Antpitta (Grallaricula lineifrons)

Family
Grallariidae (Antpittas)

Size
11.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Chapman, 1924)

Habitat
Undergrowth of epiphyte-clad montane evergreen forest, elfin forest and adjacent secondary woodland, on relatively steep slopes. From 2,900 - 3,400 m.

Range (Guide)

Colombia (B), Ecuador (B).

Central Andes of southern Colombia (eastern Cauca) and eastern Ecuador (south to R Zamora).

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) and decreasing.

Status NT
Habitat destruction and degradation through deforestation for agricultural expansion, timber cutting and burning for pasture, are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (36)...)

Crescent-faced Antpitta (Grallaricula lineifrons) [XC273469]
by Jorge Mu\u00f1oz from Nevada del Ruiz, Caldas\/Tolima border region, Colombia (song)

Crescent-faced Antpitta (Grallaricula lineifrons) [XC512434]
by Dusan M Brinkhuizen from Cerro Acanama, Loja, Ecuador (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

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