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Cajamarca Antpitta
Grallaria cajamarcae (Chapman, 1927)
Grallariidae — Antpittas
Cajamarca Antpitta, Grallaria cajamarcae, is a bird of the Grallariidae family found in north-west Peru, in Piura, Cajamarca and Lambayeque west of the Río Huancabamba and the upper Río Marañón. It was first described by Chapman in 1927. This antpitta is confined to Peru and is known from the west slope of the north-western Andes. It occurs on the forest floor and in the understorey of moderately humid cloudforest, and has been recorded between 2,850 and 3,400 m. The species is monotypic.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Grallariidae — Antpittas
- Breeding range
- South America: nw Peru (Piura, Cajamarca, and Lambayeque west of the Río Huancabamba and the upper Río Marañón)
