Scaled Antpitta

Scaled AntpittaThis antpitta has dark rufous-brown plumage, a gray head, and a scaled pattern on its back. In Peru, it is recorded foraging on the forest floor.What does it look like?It is about 16 cm long. The plumage is dark rufous to brown, with a gray crown and nape. Dark feather edges create a scaled effect on the back. The throat is dusky, and the dark brown breast has a whitish moustachial streak.How does it live?This antpitta has dark rufous-brown plumage, a gray head, and a scaled pattern on its back. In Peru, it is recorded foraging on the forest floor.Like other antpittas, it forages on the forest floor.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.