Rufous-crowned antpitta

Rufous-crowned antpitta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Conopophagidae
Genus: Pittasoma
Species: P. rufopileatum
Binomial name
Pittasoma rufopileatum
Hartert, 1901

The rufous-crowned antpitta or rufous-crowned gnatpitta (Pittasoma rufopileatum) is a species of bird in the gnateater family. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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