Birds of Ecuador

    PASSERIFORMES: Conopophagidae (Gnateaters)  
Genus: Pittasoma (1 species, 2 worldwide)

Pittasoma is a genus of two ground-dwelling forest species that are called Antpittas but are actually in the 'Gnateater' family.


Rufous-crowned Antpitta
Rufous-crowned Antpitta (Pittasoma rufopileatum)
Chocó, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Anderson Muñoz   © All Rights Reserved.



© Tom Friedel - All Rights Reserved, except for images and data otherwise noted.       Colombia       Panama       Ecuador       Costa Rica       Mexico
Experimental sites:       Peru       Venezuela       The World       Brazil       Bolivia
Really Experimental sites:       Guyana       Cuba