The chestnut-crowned antpitta is a species of bird in the Grallariidae family. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest, which it has a much greater tolerance for than most antpittas. Usually this bird lives at elevations of 1,900 to 3,100 m.
Similar species: Perching Birds
By Thibaud Aronson
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Uploaded Jul 27, 2018. Captured Mar 20, 2018 08:27 in Vía al Guamo, Manizales, Caldas, Colombia.
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I've been refreshing it during the last minutes to see this event happening live. A major accomplishment, and what a crown jewel to round off the number!
We've got 15K species and 3K birds to celebrate. We'll be giving it proper attention in the coming week and be sure to put a spotlight on you. Thanks so much, Thibaud! Posted 7 years ago
And I'm glad that happens, as I want JD members to shine and outdo me in every possible way, it's only good news for the platform! Posted 7 years ago
Anyway, thanks again, I'll let you go to bed now, and I'll go out for some nice dinner! Posted 7 years ago
There's a question in that post I hope you can think about. Let me know when you have an answer :) Posted 7 years ago, modified 7 years ago
As Ferdy (and others) know, antpittas are some of the trickiest birds to see in Latin America... most of the time.
Indeed, most species are terribly skulking, keep exclusively to dense undergrowth and are basically maddeningly difficult to get good looks at other than by pure accident if one happens to cross a trail. They are not actually shy, so you can get very close to them, and they sing constantly, it's just seeing them that is the problem.
HOWEVER, these birds often follow large mammals to pick at disturbed insects in their wake. And in the last 2 decades, a handful of people who were in the forest everyday realized that they were being shadowed by antpittas. And it turns that by putting out worms for them everyday, you can get these little fellows to become completely tame, and, wonder of wonders, actually come out in the open.
Rio Blanco is one such place, and Albeiro is one such man. I had the amazing luck to spend a full day alone with him in the reserve. He does his rounds early in the morning, calling the birds by name (this one is Pancho), and we actually got to see 4 species of antpittas! They each have slightly different personalities, but some even come to take the worms from his fingers! We then continued birding and ended up recording over hundred species, which is not even a quarter of the species that have been seen in the reserve! Rio Blanco has become one of the meccas of Colombian birding, and that status is absolutely earned. Truly one of the greatest experiences I've had in recent years. Posted 7 years ago
Worth it though, I don't think I've ever seen a antpitta photo this good. You couldn't have picked a better one! Posted 7 years ago
If it fits your itinerary, that is a place I would HIGHLY recommend for your next visit to Colombia! Posted 7 years ago
That said, we are still going to a wonderful place (I think) and we definitely will return to Colombia in the future, but it may be a few years since we just did 3 in a row :) Posted 7 years ago