Speckle-breasted Antpitta

Overview

Speckle-breasted Antpitta (Cryptopezus nattereri) is a species of Antpittas (Grallariidae) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).

Scientific Classification

Genus: Cryptopezus; binomial: Cryptopezus nattereri; authority: (Pinto, 1937).

Distribution

Breeding range: South America.

Conservation Status

This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.

Remarks

Speckle-breasted Antpitta is moved from Hylopezus to the newly described monotypic genus Cryptopezus to preserve monophyly in a recent phylogenetic analysis of the lowland antpittas (Carneiro, Bravo & Aleixo 2019; SACC 832).