Rusty-tinged Antpitta

Grallaria przewalskii Taczanowski, 1882

Rusty-tinged Antpitta, Grallaria przewalskii, is a bird of the Peruvian Andes in central Peru and a member of the antpitta family. It was first described by Taczanowski in 1882 and is now treated as a distinct species. Its range lies on the eastern slopes, from the area south of the Marañón River in Amazonas south through San Martín and La Libertad. It lives on the forest floor and in the understorey of humid primary woodland, especially where Chusquea bamboo grows, and it stays in the same area year-round.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Grallariidae — Antpittas

Breeding range

South America: c Peru