Rufous-crowned antpitta
The rufous-crowned antpitta or rufous-crowned pittasoma is a species of bird in the gnateater family, Conopophagidae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador.
Taxonomy and systematics
The position of the two species in genus Pittasoma in linear format is unsettled. The International Ornithological Committee and the Clements taxonomy place them differently within the gnateater family. Three subspecies of rufous-crowned antpitta are recognized, the nominate Pittasoma rufopileatum rufopileatum, P. r. rosenbergi, and P. r. harterti. It has been suggested that harterti should be merged into the nominate subspecies.Description
The rufous-crowned antpitta is long. One male specimen weighed and a female. In body shape it resembles the "true" antpittas of family Grallariidae. The nominate male's crown is bright rufous with a bold black band below it. Its face is yellowish. The upper parts of the body are olive brown with a scaly appearance. The wings are brownish and have small white spots. The throat and crissum are buffy and the flanks a yellowish buff. Wavy black barring covers most of the under parts. The nominate female is similar, but the crown is not as bright, the black band is smaller, and the face is more rufous. The underside is creamier and the black barring is less prominent.P. r. rosenbergi is similar to the nominate but it is smaller and its colors are duller. Both sexes' heads are rufuous rather than just the crown, and the underside does not have the black bars. P. r. harterti is intermediate between the nominate and rosenbergi. The entire face is rufous and it has barring on the underside.