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Slaty-crowned Antpitta
Grallaricula nana (Lafresnaye, 1842)
Grallariidae — Antpittas
Slaty-crowned Antpitta, Grallaricula nana, is a passerine of the Grallariidae family that lives in South America from Venezuela to northern Peru and western Guyana. It is a resident bird of montane forest in the subtropical and temperate zones, and it is usually associated with thick Chusquea bamboo. The species has a broken range, with different subspecies occurring in separate areas. It was described by Lafresnaye in 1842. Records also exist from Brazil, and the sexes share the same plumage.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Grallariidae — Antpittas
- Breeding range
- South America: Venezuela to n Peru and w Guyana
