Birds of Brazil

    PASSERIFORMES: Grallariidae (Antpittas)  
Genus: Hylopezus (4 species, 6 worldwide)


Spotted Antpitta
Spotted Antpitta (Hylopezus macularius)
Brazil  
   
Photograph by João Sérgio Barros F. de Souza   © All Rights Reserved.


White-browed Antpitta
White-browed Antpitta (Hylopezus ochroleucus) ENDEMIC
Sertão do Cariri, Ceará, Brazil  
   
Photograph by João Sérgio Barros F. de Souza   © All Rights Reserved.

Typical Hylopezus antpitta that is virtually impossible to see in dense brush.

Snethlage's Antpitta
Snethlage's Antpitta (Hylopezus paraensis) ENDEMIC
Carajás National Forest, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Ciro Albano - NE Brazil Birding   © All Rights Reserved.

Split from Spotted Antpitta and very similar to Alta Floreta Antpitta, but no range overlap.

Alta Floresta Antpitta
Alta Floresta Antpitta (Hylopezus whittakeri) ENDEMIC
Parque nacional da Amazônia, Itaituba, Pará, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Hector Bottai     Copyright and usage info

Split from the Spotted Antpitta, and very similar to Snethlage's Antpitta.


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