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).

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) [XC17215]
by Sam Woods from Acanama, Loja, Ecuador (song)

Crescent-faced Antpitta (Grallaricula lineifrons) [XC250112]
by Niels Krabbe from Morona-Santiago: P\u00e1ramo de Matanga, Ecuador (song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Crescent-faced Antpitta (Grallaricula lineifrons) - 10 files

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