The Leymebamba Antpitta is a very small antpitta found from Ecuador to northern Bolivia, in humid montane forest along the East slope of the Andes. Like other Grallaricula, it is fond of Chusquea thickets, and tends to forage higher above the ground than the larger antpittas, often perching 2 or 3 meters above the ground.
The best way to locate it is its song, a series of high piping whistles, though it is not as vocal as most of the other antpittas with which it coexists.
Similar species: Perching Birds
By Thibaud Aronson
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Uploaded Dec 4, 2020. Captured Dec 2, 2020 09:51 in 24A, 12250, Peru.
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I just spent a completely wild week on the famous Satipo Road, a awesome spot for birders in Peru, as it spans elevations from 650 to 4300 meters in only 80 km! Furthermore, there are a dozen Peruvian endemics (some of then micro-endemics, being restricted to the department of Junín) that can be seen along the road, and lots of other goodies.
I was hoping to see a couple of antpittas, but never in my wildest dreams did I think I would manage to not only see, but photograph five of them! This one was definitely the cherry on top of the antpitta cake, as it is much scarcer than the others and vocalizes a lot less. And these were all proper forest birds too, not the habituated birds that come to worm feeders. So it was all about patience, judicious use of playback, and crawling through bamboo thickets!
What an awesome way to celebrate my Golden birthday - I turned 29 on the 29th :)
Posted 4 years ago
Happy belated birthday, my friend. Sorry that I missed it. Had no idea you were this young still. I shall give you a minor gift: for the past 2 months, your name has been the top search keyword on JungleDragon. Meaning, from Google coming into JD. I don't know why, you must have fans, and rightfully so :) Posted 4 years ago
That's funny, must be because of Christine's FB posts, which do such a good job of talking me up! haha Posted 4 years ago