Santa Marta antpitta

Santa Marta antpitta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Grallariidae
Genus: Grallaria
Species: G. bangsi
Binomial name
Grallaria bangsi
Allen, 1900

The Santa Marta antpitta (Grallaria bangsi) is a species of bird in the Grallariidae family. It is endemic to Colombia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Description

The Santa Marta antpitta is 18 cm long and is brown above with eye ring. It's underparts are white streaked brown, except for bright buff throat, brownish flanks and cinnamon buff underwing coverts.[2]

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