Plain-backed antpitta

The plain-backed antpitta (Grallaria haplonota) is a species of bird in the family Grallariidae. It is found in the Andes of Ecuador and the Venezuelan Coastal Range. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forest and heavily degraded former forest.

Wildsumaco Lodge - Ecuador
Wildsumaco Lodge - Ecuador

Plain-backed antpitta
Illustration by Joseph Smit, 1890

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Grallariidae
Genus: Grallaria
Species:
G. haplonota
Binomial name
Grallaria haplonota
Sclater, 1877

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Grallaria haplonota". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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