Birds of the World

    PASSERIFORMES: Grallariidae (Antpittas)  
Genus: Hylopezus (6 species)


Masked Antpitta
Masked Antpitta (Hylopezus auricularis) Vulnerable
Range: SA: n Bolivia
Riberalta, Bolivia  
   
Photograph by Joe Tobias   © All Rights Reserved.


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


White-browed Antpitta
White-browed Antpitta (Hylopezus ochroleucus)
Range: SA: e Brazil
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)
Range: SA: w, s Amazonian Brazil
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.

Streak-chested Antpitta
Streak-chested Antpitta (Hylopezus perspicillatus lizanoi)
Range: MA, SA: e Honduras to nw Ecuador
Puntarenas, Puntarenas, Costa Rica  
   
Photograph by Jorge Obando Gutierrez   © Copyrighted, All Rights Reserved.


Alta Floresta Antpitta
Alta Floresta Antpitta (Hylopezus whittakeri)
Range: SA: sc Amazonian Brazil
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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