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Equatorial antpitta, Hacienda El Bosque, Colombia This is one of two antpitta species that can potentially be seen at Hacienda El Bosque. The birds are trained to appear by making an attractive setting, a daily juicy worm, and the familiar sounds of an antpitta whisperer. This one took about an hour of luring to make a brief appearance.<br />
<figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/148819/equatorial_antpitta_-_frontal_hacienda_el_bosque_colombia.html" title="Equatorial antpitta - frontal, Hacienda El Bosque, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/148819_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=eaicaGg5q%2FO1lKxNBFeStJjT5WY%3D" width="138" height="152" alt="Equatorial antpitta - frontal, Hacienda El Bosque, Colombia This is one of two antpitta species that can potentially be seen at Hacienda El Bosque. The birds are trained to appear by making an attractive setting, a daily juicy worm, and the familiar sounds of an antpitta whisperer. This one took about an hour of luring to make a brief appearance.<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/148816/equatorial_antpitta_hacienda_el_bosque_colombia.html<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/148817/equatorial_antpitta_-_closeup_hacienda_el_bosque_colombia.html<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/148818/equatorial_antpitta_-_foraging_hacienda_el_bosque_colombia.html<br />
The other species is the crescent-faced antpitta, which we did not see and had not appeared for weeks. @DR_M_Z did manage to capture it at this site:<br />
<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/92985/crescent-faced_antpitta.html Colombia,Colombia 2022,Equatorial antpitta,Fall,Geotagged,Grallaria saturata,Hacienda El Bosque,South America,World" /></a></figure><br />
<figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/148817/equatorial_antpitta_-_closeup_hacienda_el_bosque_colombia.html" title="Equatorial antpitta - closeup, Hacienda El Bosque, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/148817_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=TPHltRfX4tb2DMtoWWf3WeSX4U4%3D" width="200" height="194" alt="Equatorial antpitta - closeup, Hacienda El Bosque, Colombia This is one of two antpitta species that can potentially be seen at Hacienda El Bosque. The birds are trained to appear by making an attractive setting, a daily juicy worm, and the familiar sounds of an antpitta whisperer. This one took about an hour of luring to make a brief appearance.<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/148816/equatorial_antpitta_hacienda_el_bosque_colombia.html<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/148819/equatorial_antpitta_-_frontal_hacienda_el_bosque_colombia.html<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/148818/equatorial_antpitta_-_foraging_hacienda_el_bosque_colombia.html<br />
The other species is the crescent-faced antpitta, which we did not see and had not appeared for weeks. @DR_M_Z did manage to capture it at this site:<br />
<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/92985/crescent-faced_antpitta.html Colombia,Colombia 2022,Equatorial antpitta,Fall,Geotagged,Grallaria saturata,Hacienda El Bosque,South America,World" /></a></figure><br />
<figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/148818/equatorial_antpitta_-_foraging_hacienda_el_bosque_colombia.html" title="Equatorial antpitta - foraging, Hacienda El Bosque, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/148818_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=zH7p7sKVqCr13hhEc5Nsz7ZuX6Q%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Equatorial antpitta - foraging, Hacienda El Bosque, Colombia This is one of two antpitta species that can potentially be seen at Hacienda El Bosque. The birds are trained to appear by making an attractive setting, a daily juicy worm, and the familiar sounds of an antpitta whisperer. This one took about an hour of luring to make a brief appearance.<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/148816/equatorial_antpitta_hacienda_el_bosque_colombia.html<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/148819/equatorial_antpitta_-_frontal_hacienda_el_bosque_colombia.html<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/148817/equatorial_antpitta_-_closeup_hacienda_el_bosque_colombia.html<br />
The other species is the crescent-faced antpitta, which we did not see and had not appeared for weeks. @DR_M_Z did manage to capture it at this site:<br />
<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/92985/crescent-faced_antpitta.html Colombia,Colombia 2022,Equatorial antpitta,Fall,Geotagged,Grallaria saturata,Hacienda El Bosque,South America,World" /></a></figure><br />
The other species is the crescent-faced antpitta, which we did not see and had not appeared for weeks. @DR_M_Z did manage to capture it at this site:<br />
<br />
<figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/92985/crescent-faced_antpitta.html" title="Crescent-faced Antpitta"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3059/92985_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=W8%2B21l2i%2FZeRPqZp%2F6TV3A%2FJ6Vg%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Crescent-faced Antpitta at Hacienda El Bosque, V&iacute;a Panamericana, Manizales, Caldas, Colombia.  Colombia,Crescent-faced antpitta,Geotagged,Grallaricula lineifrons,Hacienda El Bosque,Winter" /></a></figure> Colombia,Colombia 2022,Equatorial antpitta,Fall,Geotagged,Grallaria saturata,Hacienda El Bosque,South America,World Click/tap to enlarge

Equatorial antpitta, Hacienda El Bosque, Colombia

This is one of two antpitta species that can potentially be seen at Hacienda El Bosque. The birds are trained to appear by making an attractive setting, a daily juicy worm, and the familiar sounds of an antpitta whisperer. This one took about an hour of luring to make a brief appearance.

Equatorial antpitta - frontal, Hacienda El Bosque, Colombia This is one of two antpitta species that can potentially be seen at Hacienda El Bosque. The birds are trained to appear by making an attractive setting, a daily juicy worm, and the familiar sounds of an antpitta whisperer. This one took about an hour of luring to make a brief appearance.<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/148816/equatorial_antpitta_hacienda_el_bosque_colombia.html<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/148817/equatorial_antpitta_-_closeup_hacienda_el_bosque_colombia.html<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/148818/equatorial_antpitta_-_foraging_hacienda_el_bosque_colombia.html<br />
The other species is the crescent-faced antpitta, which we did not see and had not appeared for weeks. @DR_M_Z did manage to capture it at this site:<br />
<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/92985/crescent-faced_antpitta.html Colombia,Colombia 2022,Equatorial antpitta,Fall,Geotagged,Grallaria saturata,Hacienda El Bosque,South America,World

Equatorial antpitta - closeup, Hacienda El Bosque, Colombia This is one of two antpitta species that can potentially be seen at Hacienda El Bosque. The birds are trained to appear by making an attractive setting, a daily juicy worm, and the familiar sounds of an antpitta whisperer. This one took about an hour of luring to make a brief appearance.<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/148816/equatorial_antpitta_hacienda_el_bosque_colombia.html<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/148819/equatorial_antpitta_-_frontal_hacienda_el_bosque_colombia.html<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/148818/equatorial_antpitta_-_foraging_hacienda_el_bosque_colombia.html<br />
The other species is the crescent-faced antpitta, which we did not see and had not appeared for weeks. @DR_M_Z did manage to capture it at this site:<br />
<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/92985/crescent-faced_antpitta.html Colombia,Colombia 2022,Equatorial antpitta,Fall,Geotagged,Grallaria saturata,Hacienda El Bosque,South America,World

Equatorial antpitta - foraging, Hacienda El Bosque, Colombia This is one of two antpitta species that can potentially be seen at Hacienda El Bosque. The birds are trained to appear by making an attractive setting, a daily juicy worm, and the familiar sounds of an antpitta whisperer. This one took about an hour of luring to make a brief appearance.<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/148816/equatorial_antpitta_hacienda_el_bosque_colombia.html<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/148819/equatorial_antpitta_-_frontal_hacienda_el_bosque_colombia.html<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/148817/equatorial_antpitta_-_closeup_hacienda_el_bosque_colombia.html<br />
The other species is the crescent-faced antpitta, which we did not see and had not appeared for weeks. @DR_M_Z did manage to capture it at this site:<br />
<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/92985/crescent-faced_antpitta.html Colombia,Colombia 2022,Equatorial antpitta,Fall,Geotagged,Grallaria saturata,Hacienda El Bosque,South America,World

The other species is the crescent-faced antpitta, which we did not see and had not appeared for weeks. @DR_M_Z did manage to capture it at this site:

Crescent-faced Antpitta at Hacienda El Bosque, Vía Panamericana, Manizales, Caldas, Colombia.  Colombia,Crescent-faced antpitta,Geotagged,Grallaricula lineifrons,Hacienda El Bosque,Winter

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The Equatorial antpitta is a species of bird in the family, Grallariidae. It is a member of the rufous antpitta species complex and in 2020, was found to be a species and not just a subspecies. It is found is southern Colombia, Ecuador, and northern Peru.

Similar species: Perching Birds
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Apr 27, 2023. Captured Sep 24, 2022 09:39 in HPC3+83 Soacha, Cundinamarca, Colombia.
  • NIKON D850
  • f/5.6
  • 1/250s
  • ISO11400
  • 400mm