Rufous-faced Antpitta
Grallaria erythrotis Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1876
Grallariidae — Antpittas
Rufous-faced Antpitta, Grallaria erythrotis, is a bird of the Yungas in south-east Peru and western Bolivia, where it lives in dense growth, secondary forest, and along forest edges beside roads and watercourses. It is a member of the antpitta family and is recorded from La Paz, Cochabamba and western Santa Cruz in Bolivia, with its Peruvian range reaching Puno. The bird has a bright orange-ochre face and sides of the neck, set against duller brownish upperparts and a white throat. It is usually found in disturbed habitat and is thought to remain in the same area all year.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Grallariidae — Antpittas
- Breeding range
- South America: Yungas of extreme se Peru (Puno) and w Bolivia (La Paz, Cochabamba and w Santa Cruz)
