Chestnut-crowned Antpitta

Grallaria ruficapilla Lafresnaye, 1842

Chestnut-crowned Antpitta, Grallaria ruficapilla, is a passerine in the antpitta family, first described by Lafresnaye in 1842. It breeds in northern and western Venezuela and from there through Colombia and Ecuador to central Peru. The species is split into seven subspecies, with a disjunct range across the Andes and nearby ranges. It uses montane forest, woodland and secondary growth, including forest edges and more open patches, and is closely tied to Chusquea bamboo where this grows. It also occurs in some altered habitats, such as mixed pasture and scrubland.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Grallariidae — Antpittas

Breeding range

South America: n, w Venezuela to c Peru