Slaty-crowned Antpitta

Slaty-crowned Antpitta[1]
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Formicariidae (but see text)
Genus: Grallaricula
Species: G. nana
Binomial name
Grallaricula nana
(Lafresnaye, 1842)

The Slaty-crowned Antpitta (Grallaricula nana) is a species of bird tentatively placed in the family Formicariidae; it might belong to a more distinct lineage though.

It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

References

  1. ^ Gill, F., Wright, M. & Donsker, D. (2009). IOC World Bird Names (version 2.2). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/ Accessed 30 August 2009