Population
Estimated population is 2,500 - 9,999 (2010) and decreasing.
Status VU
Habitat destruction and fragmentation through deforestation for agriculture, primarily for coffee plantations, potatoes, beans and cattle-grazing, and human settlement are the main threats.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Voice
A long, clear, high whistled 'treeeee' or double sounding 'treeeeaaaa', last part slurred lower.
Bicolored Antpitta (Grallaria rufocinerea) [XC52729]
by Bernabe Lopez-Lanus from Finca La Selva (Quebrada San Jose), sobre Toche, Cajamarca, Tolima, Colombia (song)
Bicolored Antpitta (Grallaria rufocinerea) [XC25785]
by Bernabe Lopez-Lanus from Santa Barbara, Sucumbios, Ecuador (song)
Subspecies
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:
rufocinerea Sclater & Salvin, 1879 - Central Andes of Colombia from southern Antioquia south to western Huila.
romeroana Hernández-Camacho & Rodríguez-M, 1979 - Southern Colombia (head of Magdalena Valley and western Putumayo) south to north-eastern Andes of Ecuador (north-western Sucumbíos).
Similar Species
Chestnut-naped Antpitta (Grallaria nuchalis) which is much larger, contrasting chestnut crown with reddish-brown back and blackish throat.
References
See References.
BirdLife International Species Factsheet