Hooded Antpitta (Grallaricula cucullata)

Family
Grallariidae (Antpittas)

Size
10 - 10.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Sclater, 1856)

Habitat
Open areas of dense cloud-forest. From 1,800 - 2,135 m, but perhaps down to 1,500 m and up to 2,700 m.

Range (Guide)

Colombia (B), Venezuela (B).

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

Population
Estimated population is 2,500 - 9,999 (2010) and decreasing.

Status VU
Habitat destruction and degradation through human settlement, logging and conversion to agricultural is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (22)...)

Hooded Antpitta (Grallaricula cucullata) [XC542850]
by David Monroy Rengifo from Parque Regional Ucumari--sector Otun-Cedral, Colombia (call)

Hooded Antpitta (Grallaricula cucullata) [XC693566]
by Juli\u00e1n Andr\u00e9s Zuleta Mar\u00edn from Piedra del Amor, Huila, Colombia (song)

Subspecies
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

venezuelana Phelps & Phelps Jr, 1956 - North-western Venezuela (south-western T�chira and extreme western Apure) and central Colombia (eastern Cundinamarca).
cucullata (Sclater, 1856) - Colombia in western Andes (west of Cali), on western slope of central range (in Antioquia, Risaralda and Valle del Cauca), and on western slope of eastern chain (in Huila at head of Magdalena Valley; presumably also farther north).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Hooded Antpitta (Grallaricula cucullata) - 10 files

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