Rufous Antpitta (Grallaria rufula)

Family
Grallariidae (Antpittas)

Size
14 - 14.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
Lafresnaye, 1843

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest. From 2,300 - 3,650 m.

Range (Guide)

Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (56)...)

Muisca Antpitta (Grallaria rufula) [XC91831]
by Oswaldo Cortes from Aurora Alta_Bogota, Colombia (song)

Muisca Antpitta (Grallaria rufula) [XC693564]
by Bram Vogels from Parque Nacional Natural Chingaza, Cundinamarca, Colombia (call)

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Chestnut Antpitta (Grallaria blakei). Considerable geographical differences in vocalizations, including within nominate subspecies and, possibly, obscura, indicate that some subspecies may be better treated as full species.

The following 7 subspecies are recognised:

spatiator Bangs, 1898 - Northern Colombia in Santa Marta Mts.
saltuensis Wetmore, 1946 - Perij� Mts on Venezuela-Colombia border. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Perija Antpitta (Grallaria saltuensis).
rufula Lafresnaye, 1843 - South-western Venezuela (eastern and western T�chira) and Andes of Colombia (eastern, northern part of west, and middle central ranges) south to extreme northern Peru.
cajamarcae (Chapman, 1927) - Western Andes of Peru in southern Cajamarca.
obscura von Berlepsch & Stolzmann, 1896 - Central Andes of Peru (south to Jun��n).
occabambae (Chapman, 1923) - South-eastern Peru (Cuzco) south-east to western Bolivia (western La Paz).
cochabambae Bond & Meyer de Schauensee, 1940 - Central Bolivia (northern Cochabamba, possibly also west to central La Paz).

References
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Files:

JPG files for Rufous Antpitta (Grallaria rufula) - 10 files

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