Birds of Bolivia

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Genus: Grallaricula (2 species, 10 worldwide)

Genus Grallaricula are a genus of small antpittas, short-tailed insect-eating birds, that may come to the ground like Grallaria antpittas, but often stay above the ground.


Ochre-breasted Antpitta
Ochre-breasted Antpitta (Grallaricula flavirostris flavirostris) Male
Wildsumaco Lodge, Sumaco, Ecuador   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.
The male has an ochre breast. Many species in this genus move their chest continually left to right as if they were dancing.
Additional photo.

Rufous-breasted Antpitta
Rufous-breasted Antpitta (Grallaricula leymebambae)
Senda Paty, Peru   		   
Photograph by Bradley Hacker   © All Rights Reserved.
The Peru and Bolivian races of the Rusty-breasted Antpitta were split off in IOC 9.1 (2019). There is also an recently discovered isolated population near Quito, Ecuador.

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